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Ollywood actor Pintu Nanda breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a Hyderabad-based hospital at 11.25 pm on Wednesday. He was 47.
Suffering from liver cirrhosis, the actor was admitted to a Bhubaneswar-based hospital on February 1. On February 7, he was flown to New Delhi and was admitted to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS). Meanwhile, a family member was supposed to donate liver to him. But that couldn’t be materialised due to mismatching of blood groups and other reasons.
As per the rules, one can’t get organs from a living person. Organs can only be harvested from a dead person. So he had been shifted to Hyderabad’s Yoshada Hospital.
His demise has left his fans and the entire Odia entertainment industry in shock. While Social media is flooded with condolence messages, veterans from the cine industry expressed grief at the passing of the actor.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took to his Twitter handle to express his grief over the death of actor Pintu Nanda and said, “Deeply shocked to hear about the demise of Odia film industry’s popular actor Pintu Nanda. He has left an indelible mark on the hearts of all cine lovers. I express my condolences to the bereaved family. May the departed soul rest in peace.”
Bharatiya Janata Party Vice President Baijayant Panda took to his Twitter handle to condole the death of actor Pintu Nanda. “Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of Odisha’s popular actor Pintu Nanda. He will be remembered for ages for his contribution to the Odia film industry. His death is an irreparable loss to the Odia film industry. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. I pray that may his soul rest in peace. Om Shanti,” read the Tweet in Odia.
Chhattisgarh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan took to his Twitter handle to mourn the death of Odia actor Pintu Nanda. In a series of Odia tweets, he said he was deeply shocked to hear about the untimely death of Pintu Nanda. The Governor has prayed to God to rest his soul in peace and expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved family.
“The actor’s body will reach Bhubaneswar today evening. His last rites will most probably be performed tomorrow at Swargadwara in Puri,” said Sritam Das, General Secretary of Cine Artistes Association.
“At first we couldn’t believe the news. We were hopeful that he would return and entertain all of us again. He was one of the most talented actors. All I can say is we have lost a good actor,” said actress Usasi Mishra.
Expressing his grief, senior actor Ashrumochan Mohanty said, “I have no words to express my feelings. He was a talented actor. He was so talented that he could have led the next generation of actors.”
Cine Critic Surya Deo said, “I had a personal relationship with Pintu Nanda. With the death of Pintu, a void has been created in the Odia film industry. His realistic acting will no longer be seen on silver screen. We all are shocked.”
Pintu Nanda started his career through Doordarshan serial. He made his debut in Ollywood through film ‘Koili’ in 1996. Then there was no looking back for this versatile actor. Be it a comic character, or a villain, he delivered his best. He was awarded as the best comic actor for ‘Wrong Number’ film. He also did numerous albums with 'E Goura’ being the most famous one. He will be remembered for his films like ‘Ram Laxman, ‘To Akhi Mo Aaina’, ‘Wrong Number’, ‘Bahudibe Mo Jaga Balia’, ‘Oh My Love’, I Love You’, ‘Prema Rogi’ and ‘Jay Jagannath’.
