Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Vatsal Sheth, Mouni Roy mourn Sameer Sharma's death

Several film and TV personalities, including Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, and Vatsal Sheth on Thursday paid tributes to actor Sameer Sharma , who passed away on Wednesday. According to Malad police station’s senior inspector George Fernandes, the 44-year-old actor—who featured on shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki and Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke— died by suicide. However, no suicide note was recovered from Sharma’s residence. Sidharth Malhotra, who worked with Sharma in the 2014 romantic-comedy Hasee Toh Phasee, shared his condolences. Varun Dhawan, Sharma’s Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke co-star Vatsal Sheth, Mouni Roy, Riya Sen, Gautam Rode, directors Anubhav Sinha and Hansal Mehta, among others also mourned the actor’s passing. Here are their posts [caption id=“attachment_8680421” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Image from Instagram[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8680431” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Image from Instagram[/caption]

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Sharma’s death comes at a time the entertainment industry is reeling from the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput . Rajput’s death will now be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Rajput’s death led to a widespread debate about the nepotistic culture of the industry and even sparked several conspiracy theories. (With inputs from Press Trust of India) *

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