He played Kripacharya in Mahabharat
- Actor Dharmesh Tiwari, who played Kripacharya in epic TV show Mahabharat, died in Chandigarh on August 6, said his friends. He was 63.
- The cause of his death could be diabetes, said his friend and actor Raza Murad. Mr Tiwari is survived by his wife and two daughters.
- "He passed away today (Wednesday) morning in Chandigarh. He had gone there for a show,” Raza Murad told IANS from Mumbai.
- “He had high diabetes and this might be one of the reasons for his death. Despite having high diabetes, he was very active. It's a huge loss to the fraternity," he added.
- Mr Tiwari was also the general secretary of the Cine & TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) and president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).
- “Dharmesh Tiwari's body will be taken to his residence in Mumbai Thursday morning and at around 3.30 pm his cremation will take place at Pawan-Hans crematorium in Vile Parle,” an official from CINTAA told IANS from Mumbai.
- Gajendra Chauhan, vice president of CINTAA, said the actor was “feeling uneasy in the morning”.
- “So he was admitted to a hospital, where he passed away,” he added.
- Celebrities including small screen stars Rohit Roy and Dolly Bindra, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and actor Kamaal R Khan condoled his death and took to Twitter to express their grief and sorrow.
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Oh god.. Terrible news early in the morning.. Dharmesh Tiwari, who's been pivotal in sorting out problems of our industry passed by. RIP
-- rohit roy (@rohitroy500) August 6, 2014Hon sec cinta Shri Dharmesh tiwari ji left for heavenly abode date 6/8/2014 time now Dolly bindra http://t.co/ivGnop1UhD
-- ੴ Dolly Bindra ੴ (@dollybindra) August 6, 2014Bad day fr the film industry . Lost 2 veterans.Smita Talwalkar & Dharmesh Tiwari.Will miss U. RIP.
-- Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) August 6, 2014RIP Hon. Gen. Sec. Shri. DHARMESH TIWARI. We will always miss you sir.
-- Kamaal R Khan KRK (@kamaalrkhan) August 6, 2014Shocked and numbed at the news of the sudden demise of Shri Dharmesh Tiwari. Actor , director, president of our... http://t.co/sPU2fxh7Yc
-- Kunickaa Sadanand (@Kunickaa) August 6, 2014