Actor Ashiesh Roy no more

Eminent senior television actor Ashiesh Roy passed away due to kidney failure on Tuesday (Nov 24) at the age of 55.

The Sasural Simar Ka actor had been ill for a long time and was admitted to Juhu Hospital in Mumbai.

Ashiesh Roy’s staff member confirmed the news. He told indianexpress.com that the actor died at his home.

“He collapsed around 3.45 am. He had a kidney ailment and his dialysis was also going on but he had gotten better in the last few weeks… His sister will arrive from Kolkata in the evening. A call on funeral will be then taken,” the staff member said.

The Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) expressed solidarity for Ashiesh Roy via a social media post. “#CINTAA expresses its deepest condolence on the demise of Shri Ashiesh Roy,” CINTAA’s Facebook post read.

Celebs like filmmakers Hansal Mehta and Ashwini Chaudhary, along with actors Sooraj Thapar, Aasif Sheikh, Tinaa Ghai and Ssumier S Pasricha also tweeted their condolences for Ashiesh Roy.

Ashiesh Roy is known for appearing in television shows like Remix, Baa Bahu Aur Baby, Sasural Simar Ka, Mere Angne Mein and Aarambh, apart from films like Home Delivery and Raja Natwarlal.