Assamese actor Kishor Das dies at 30 after battling cancer
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Assamese actor Kishor Das died at the age of 30 after battling cancer for over a year. The last rites of the actor were performed in Chennai today.
Popular Assamese actor Kishor Das passed away on Saturday after battling cancer for over a year. The 30-year-old actor, who has starred in more than 300 music videos, died at a hospital in Chennai where he had been undergoing treatment since March this year.
The young actor, who hailed from Mirza in Kamrup district, was also suffering from Covid-19 complications at the time of his death.
The last rites of the actor were performed in Chennai on Saturday evening as his mortal remains could not be brought to his hometown Mirza due to the coronavirus pandemic protocols.
“Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma communicated with the Tamil Nadu government to make arrangements to send the actor’s body to Assam but it could not happen owing to the Covid-19 restrictions,” local MLA from the Palashbari constituency Hemanga Thakuria told media.
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Das, who predominantly worked in the Assamese entertainment industry, was known for his roles in famous Assamese television shows like Bidhata, Bandhun and Nedekha fagun aired on Guwahati-based regional entertainment channels.
Das had also sung the famous Assamese song ‘turut turut’, which became an instant hit among youngsters. The song went on to become the state’s one of the most super-hit songs. He was last seen in the Assamese movie Dada Tumi Dusto Bor.
