RIP! Actor Rio Kapadia Shockingly Passes Away At The Age Of 66!

Rio Kapadia, best known for films such as ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Chak De! India’, and ‘Happy New Year’, died on Thursday afternoon following a battle with cancer, according to his friend Faisal Malik. He was 66.

"He passed away in the afternoon at around 12:30 pm. He was suffering from cancer," Malik told PTI.

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The actor noted for his roles in ‘Chak De India’, ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, and ‘Mardaani’. He is survived by his wife, Maria Farah, and their two children, Aman and Veer.

Rio Kapadia's cremation will take place on September 15 at Shiv Dham Shamshan Bhumi in Goregaon. Many people have been seen paying tribute to Rio on social media.

In addition to films, the late actor appeared in the television serial ‘Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke’. In Siddharth Tewary's ‘Mahabharat’, he played Gandhari's father, King Subala of Gandhara.

Rio had spoken on the rights of performers in the television industry and urged other stars to support one another. When he was replaced by another actor for a significant role in a show in 2012, he spoke out about the problems that performers experience in the profession.

In an interview, Rio had once said, "I belong to no such group; I have grown up in a different way and have certain values in life. This is a very bad situation for any actor to be in, and many of them have faced this in the industry… When you see the shows made abroad, they prepare the entire script of a particular serial and submit it. Only when the whole story gets approved, the show is aired.

But here, one particular concept goes to the channel, and nobody knows what is going to be written by the writer in the episodes to come. Our audience needs their daily dose of drama and to provide that, the scripts get modified day in and day out. This is the reason why not many of our new shows exists for a time span of more than two months. Gone are the days when shows used to run for a year to two years to a maximum of five to ten years."- the actor added.

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He was last featured in an episode of the Amazon Prime Video Series ‘Made in Heaven’ Season 2.