On Friday, TV actor Parth Samthaan’s father passed away at a hospital in Pune. He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday night. According to the source, Parth, who plays the lead in popular soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay, left the show’s sets soon after hearing of his father’s condition. However, his father had died by the time he reached the hospital.

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According to a report in an entertainment portal, there was no improvement in Mr. Laghate's condition despite best efforts were put in by the team of doctors attending on him. The show’s shoot was called off on Friday and Parth’s co-stars from the show are expected to join him in Pune. Erica Fernandez stars opposite Parth as the female lead and the show is produced by Ekta Kapoor.

Parth Samthaan who recently bought a house in Mumbai and gifted to his parents is quite guarded about his personal life and rarely shares pictures of his family members. He has shared his mother's pictures but never with his father. Parth plays Anurag Basu on the show’s while Erica plays Prerna Sharma. The show is a reboot of early 2000’s hit soap of the same name. It also stars Hina Khan as the antagonist, Komolika.

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