Actor Jagesh Mukati of ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ fame dies, ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ actress Ambika Ranjankar mourns him

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New Delhi: TV actor Jagesh Mukati, best-known for his shows such as ‘Amita Ka Amit’, ‘Shree Ganesh’ and the film ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’, died on Wednesday in Mumbai. He had been reportedly admitted to a hospital a few days ago after he complained of breathing problems.

Jagesh Mukati’s death has been mourned by ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ actor Ambika Ranjankar, who worked with him before. In an Instagram post, she wrote, “Kind, supportive and terrific sense of humour... gone too soon...May your soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti. Jagesh, you’ll be missed dear friend.”

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Kind, supportive and terrific sense of humour... gone too soon... May your soul attain sadgati Jagesh you'll be missed dear friend

A post shared by Ambika (@hasmukhi) on Jun 10, 2020 at 10:28am PDT

Marathi actor Abhishek Bhalerao also shared his condolence for Jagesh Mukati and his family. “RIP actor Jagesh Mukati. Om Shanti. Sending strength to his 81-year-old mother & rest of the family,” Abhishek tweeted.

RIP actor Jagesh Mukati  om shanti #JageshMukati sending strength to his 81 year old mother & rest of the family pic.twitter.com/ZZOMIgZJZI — Abhishek Bhalerao (@Mumbaiactor1) June 10, 2020

Meanwhile, Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) also expressed grief over the actor’s death and posted a condolence message. Jagesh Mukati was CINTAA’s member since December 2008.

#CINTAA expresses it's deepest condolence on the demise of Mr. Jagesh Mukati (Member since December 2008)@DJariwalla @sushant_says @amitbehl1 @SuneelSinha @deepakqazir @NupurAlankar @neelukohliactor @sanjaymbhatia @JhankalRavi @abhhaybhaargava @rakufired @RajRomit pic.twitter.com/DScLJbjmEB — CINTAA_Official (@CintaaOfficial) June 10, 2020

Apart from Hindi, Jagesh Mukati also appeared in a few Gujarati shows and also some films.