Known for his films like Viruddh also co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, filmmaker-actor Amitabh Dayal breathed his last early today morning, following a massive heart attack. He was 51 and was admitted in Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital for the past couple of days.  His wife Mrinalini Patil who is a producer-filmmaker announced the tragic news on social media writing, “He passed away at 4.30 am today, he was in the hospital for the last few days after suffering a massive heart attack on January 17. He then tested positive for Covid-19 but later on also tested negative.” 

Patil also added, “We will be doing his last rites in Mumbai. Amitabh’s family is from Chhattisgarh so we are waiting for his relatives to come in before the funeral.” Ironically, Dayal’s last post on Instagram was a video from his hospital and he wrote, “Never give up … god is waiting to give you the best keep fighting .love all A.D.” 

Dayal has been part of films like Kagaar: Life on the Edge (2003) with Om Puri, Bhojpuri film Rangdari (2012) and Raj Babbar’s Dhuaan (2013), Amitabh Bachchan’s Virrudh (2005). He is survived by his daughter and wife.