Veteran actor
Anupam Shyam Ojha
succumbed to multiple organ failure at the age of 63 on August 9. After his demise, the actor's brother
Anurag Shyam
opened up about the financial problems the family underwent. He said that Anupam Shyam had approached several bigwigs from Bollywood for monetary help including Bollywood's superstar and his film Lagaan's co-actor
Aamir Khan.
However, Anurag claimed to a news channel that Aamir Khan assured to offer help and after a few months, the superstar stopped picking up their calls. His brother said, "Our family has been facing a lot. My mother died last month. Anupam was shocked but he couldn't go to Pratapgarh. Without a dialysis centre in the town, going there would have caused a major health risk for Anupam. We urged for a dialysis centre in Pratapgarh and we even went to Aamir Khan for the same. Aamir Khan gave us assurance but stopped picking our calls after a few months."
For the past many years, Anupam Shyam was on dialysis after suffering a severe kidney infection.
The actor, who is renowned as
Thakur Sajjan Singh
from the show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, has worked in several Bollywood films and did theatre as well. His demise has left everyone in shock, actors such as
Yashpal Sharma,
Sanjay Mishra and others attended his funeral. Others took to their social media handles and condoled his death.