Mohit Raina at Narendra Jha's prayer meet
Highlights
- He died of heart attack last week
- Kay Kay Menon, Raza Murad were also there
- Narendra Jha had featured in films like Raees, Kaabil, Haider
A prayer meeting was held in Mumbai on Sunday for actor
Narendra Jha, who died of heart attack last week. He was 55. Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, actors Kay Kay Menon, Raza Murad, Mohit Raina, Sushant Singh, Neetu Chandra, Manoj Joshi and several other celebrities attended the prayer meet held at ISKCON complex in Juhu. Narendra Jha had featured in films like
Raees, Kaabil, Haider and
Mohenjo Daro, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. He had died last Wednesday at his farmhouse in Nanegaon (near Nasik). "He had no health issues and last night (Tuesday) he was fine. He ate properly and spoke to us. Things were fine. Around 4 am today, he felt a chest pain so we took him to a nearby hospital, but everything was over by then," news agency IANS quoted Narendra Jha's driver as saying.
Here are the celebs who attended Narendra Jha's prayer meet on Sunday.
After Narendra Jha's death, celebs like Ekta Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Rohit Roy, Tisca Chopra and Hansal Mehta paid their condolences on Twitter. "From
Captain House to
Itihaas he was one of the first actors I worked with," wrote Ekta. Tisca Chopra, with whom Narendra Jha worked in Sunny Deol's
Ghayal Once Again, wrote, "Totally shocked to hear of the passing of #NarendraJha .. my co-star in #GhayalOnceAgain .. fine person, fine actor .. RIP dear friend."
IANS reported that earlier this month, Narendra Jha shot for a new film
De Ijaazat Rahun Tujhme in Vadodara. Director Awani Agrawal told said, "He was accompanied by his wife to the location. They left on March 8. He didn't have any health issue."
Narendra Jha was best-known for playing supporting roles in Hindi films. 2016's
Father: Tale Of Love. Besides film, he also did TV shows.
Tu Con Mai Con, Samvidhaan, Chhoona Hai Aasmaan and
Ek Ghar Banaungaare some of his shows.
Narendra Jha is survived by his wife Pankaja Thakur, former Censor Board member.
(With IANS inputs)