Ronit Roy at Inder Kumar's prayer meet in Mumbai
Highlights
- Inder Kumar suffered a heart attack at his Mumbai residence on Friday
- Ronit Roy replaced Inder Kumar as Mihir Virani in 'Kyunki'
- Inder Kumar is survived by his second wife Pallavi and a daughter
Actor Inder Kumar's prayer meet was held in Mumbai on Monday and several Bollywood and television celebrities arrived to pay their respects to the late actor. Ronit Roy, who replaced Inder Kumar as Mihir Virani in
Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, was the only member of the show's cast at the prayer meet. Ronit was joined by actors Raza Murad, Mukesh Rishi, Vindu Dara Singh and comedian Sunil Pal at the prayer meet for the late actor. Inder Kumar
suffered a heart attack on Friday, his mentor Raju Kariya confirmed to news agency IANS. Mr Kariya, who is also Inder Kumar's former father-in-law, added that the actor had not been suffering from a disease.
Here are pictures from Inder Kumar's prayer meet:
Inder Kumar debuted in Bollywood opposite Ayesha Jhulka in 1996 film
Masoom, which was a remake of Marathi film
Maza Chakula. Inder Kumar was best known for his supporting roles in films like
Wanted and
Tumko Na Bhool Payenge with Salman Khan and
Baaghi and
Hathyar with Sanjay Dutt. Inder Kumar also played the role of Kamdev (the God of Love) in M F Husain's
Gaja Gamini. Inder Kumar was working on
Phati Paid Hai Yaar while his last film,
Who Is The First Wife Of My Father, hasn't released yet.
On television, Inder Kumar played the role of Mihir Virani in
Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi after actor Amar Upadhyay quit the show. He also featured in
Fear Files.
Inder Kumar married thrice. He married his mentor Raju Kariya's daughter Sonal in 2003. They separated after 5 months while Sonal was pregnant with his child - their daughter Khushi. He married Kamaljeet Kaurin 2009 but they split after 2 months. Inder Kumar married Pallavi Sarraf in 2013 with whom he had his second child, daughter Bhavana, who was born in 2014.
(With IANS inputs)