Veteran actor
Anupam Shyam passed away on Sunday due to multiple organ failure. He was 63. The actor, who was a part of the TV show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2, needed dialysis thrice a week. But he was glad to be working. Anupam Shyam, who hailed from Pratapgarh, started his career in 1993. He has been a part of Bollywood movies like Dastak, Dil Se…, Lagaan,
Golmaal
and Munna Michael. Anupam was an alumnus of
Bhartendu Natya Akademi
(BNA), Lucknow and his demise has not only come as a shock to the TV and Bollywood fraternity but also to his batch mates. His closest friend and batch mate actor
Rakesh Pandey had got a call from
Shyam just a few days before he passed. Rakesh, who has been very close to him through all these years shares, “He told me that he had called our guru
Padma Shri Prof Raj Bisaria
ji and had a long chat with him. I can’t believe that he is gone. It’s a huge personal loss to me. Anupam not only was a committed actor but also had excellent socializing skills and that is why our guru Prof Raj Bisaria fondly called him ‘Mr Vyavhar Kushal’. His journey from here to Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts and Repertory - National School of Drama in Delhi, to Mumbai has been an inspirational one.”
Anupam Shyam
Anupam Shyam
Not many know that Anupam Shyam, Rakesh Pandey and Golmaal actor
Sanjay Mishra have been very close friends for decades. The Kadvi Hawa and Masaan actor Sanjay Mishra, says with the demise of Anupam Shyam he has lost a family member. “He was like an elder brother to me. Woh mere dukh aur sukh dono mein shamil rahte thay. He was an inspiration for all of us, especially his lehja and sense of humor. I always looked up to him for his comic timing. The only regret I have I could not talk to him before his death though he had messaged me two days ago,” he says.
Veteran theatre and film personality Dr Anil Rastogi shares, “Around a decade back, I was at an event where he was being felicitated. He came to me and touched my feet. I was surprised and asked ki bhai apko main jaanta hu aap celebrity ho par aap mujhe kaise jaante ho? He modestly replied, ‘sir jab BNA mein padhta tha tab aapke plays dekh kar seekha karta tha’. It’s a great loss for everyone.”