New Delhi: Indian film and television actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal has died due to COVID-19 complications, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed on Saturday. He<\/b>
\nNew Delhi: Indian film and television actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal has died due to COVID-19 complications, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed on Saturday. He was 52. Taking to his Twitter handle, Pandit confirmed the news and wrote, \u201cSad to hear about the demise of actor Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal this morning due to #Covid. A retired army officer, Kanwarpal had played supporting roles in many films and television serials. Heartfelt condolences to his family & near ones. Om Shanti!\u201d Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who last worked with the departed soul in the 2019 thriller-drama film \u2018Bypass Road\u2019, also mourned the demise of the Indian army officer-turned-actor. \u201cExtremely sad news. I\u2019ve known Major Bikramjeet for so many years. He and I have worked on so many films together. The last being Bypass Road. Such a fantastic, encouraging and energetic human being he was and will always be remembered as. #RIP My dear friend will miss you,\u201d Neil tweeted. \u2018Lest We Forget India Foundation\u2019 \u2013 a Charitable Trust that provides support, welfare, skilling, and education necessary for the wellbeing of families of Indian Armed Forces personnel who have lost their lives during their service and any needy member of the public, also confirmed the news of his demise. According to the foundation, the former army officer died on Friday. \u201c#LestWeForgetIndiaFlag of India the unfortunate passing away of Maj Bikramjeet Kanwarpal (Retd) @BizzKanwarpal,4 HORSE, yesterday,30 April 2021 to #Covid19. Commissioned in December 1989, he served for 10 years. Remember the #IndianBrave as a soldier and later a film and television actor,\u201d the tweet read. Born in Himachal Pradesh, Bikramjeet had played supporting roles in many films and television serials. He was last seen in the 2020 Neeraj Pandey directorial thriller series \u2018Special OPS\u2019. He also played prominent roles in the thriller crime series \u2018Illegal-Justice\u2019, \u2018Out of order\u2019 and \u2018Aapke Kamre Me Koi Rehta Hai\u2019. Bikramjeet was the son of an Indian Army officer, Dwarka Nath Kanwarpal, who was awarded the Kirti Chakra in 1963. In 1989 he commissioned into the Indian Army. Bikramjeet retired as a Major in the Indian Army in 2002. In 2003, he made his Bollywood debut and went on to act in many films like \u2018Page 3\u2019, \u2018Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year\u2019, \u2018Aarakshan\u2019, \u2018Murder 2\u2019, \u20182 States\u2019, \u2018The Ghazi Attack\u2019 and more. Get the news updates on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. For all the latest Bollywood News updates, download our app Android and iOS.<\/p>\n