Mirzapur actor Jitendra Shastri passes away, Manoj Bajpayee, Sanjay Mishra, mourns actor's demise

Actor Jitendra Shashtri, who is best known for playing the role of Usmaan in the web series 'Mirzapur', has died. Actor Sanjay Mishra shared the news on social media. 'You are out of the world, but will always remain in network of my mind and heart. Om Shanti,' he wrote.
Following this, many celebrities mourned the loss of Jitendra Shashtri.

Actor Manoj Bajpayee took to Twitter and wrote, ‘So sad to hear of the passing away of my senior and initial mumbai days friend Jeetu shastri!’ He added, ‘A great actor and a exemplary human being! Rest in peace mere bhai! This material world couldn’t know what to do with a divine soul like you! Heartbroken Om Shanti.’

Actor Rajesh Tailang, who is also part of 'Mirzapur', shared a tweet in Hindi that read, ‘Can’t believe Jitu Bhai is no more, what an amazing actor, what a wonderful human being, amazing sense of humour, got the opportunity to spend time working with him, it’s my good fortune. #JitendraShastri My regards to Jitu Bhai.’

Lyricist Swanand Kirkire paid tribute to the late actor on social media. He wrote, ‘Graduate of National School of Drama, my forefather actor Jitendra Shastri is no more with us. He was from Ujjain. Apart from films, his theater contribution will be remembered. He was also a part of Rangamandal Bharat Bhavan Bhopal. Farewell my brother.’

The Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) also posted a picture of him and wrote, ‘CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Jitendra Shastri.’

Jitendra Shastri had worked in many films like 'Lajja', 'Daur', 'Charas', 'Black Friday' and ‘Rajma Chawal’. He was especially known for the film 'India's Most Wanted' released in the year 2019.

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