Popular TV actor Kavi Kumar Azad, best known for his role of Dr Hansraj Haathi in the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, passed away from a heart attack on 9 July. He had reportedly slipped into a coma the night before.

According to media reports, Azad had been unwell and was admitted to Wokhardt Hospital at Mira Road, where he succumbed to a heart attack.