When Salman Khan paid for Kavi Kumar Azad aka Dr Hansraj Hathi’s surgery
Taarak Mehta’s Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s character Dr Hansraj Hathi played by Kavi Kumar Azad passed away last week leaving all his fans and friends in distress.
Kavi Kumar Azad became household name because of his lively and jolly character in the show who in every situation says ‘Sahi Baat Hai’.
Apart from his role in the show, people were not aware about the actor much.
After the sudden demise of Kavi Azad, several facts about the unknown life of the actor surfaced and one of the interesting one which grabbed eyeballs involves Bollywood’s Sultan Salman Khan.
Earlier reports were making rounds that Salman Khan had paid for the surgery and other medical expenses when the actor was undergoing a surgery to loose weights.
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Now, Kavi Azad’s brother has confirmed the news and said, ‘’Yes it is true. Salman sir had paid for the surgery and other medical expenses’’.
Before the surgery, he weighed more than 250 kgs and after the successful operation, he lost more than 80 kgs.
Meanwhile, a replacement for the role of Dr Hansraj Hathi is being searched. As per some reports, Nirmal Soni, who has played the same character for few episodes in the past will be approached for the role.
The producer of the show Asit Kumar Modi also paid tribute to the deceased actor and announced a special show dedicated to him which featured some of the most memorable scenes of Dr Hathi, performed by Kavi Kumar Azad.
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