The actress is survived by her mother and brother. Her last rites were performed on Saturday morning.
MUMBAI: Actress Mishti Mukherjee, who marked her brilliance in several films and music videos, passed away on Friday (October 2) night. According to the actress’ family, she was on Kito diet for some time and due to which both her kidneys had failed, resulting in her death.
According to reports, she breathed her last in Bengaluru. The actress is survived by her mother and brother. Her last rites were performed on Saturday morning.
“Actress Mishti Mukherjee who marked her brilliance in many films and music videos with her ace acting is no more. Due to keto diet, her kidney failed in Bangalore and she breathed her last on Friday night,the actress suffered a lot of pain. Unforgettable and unfortunate loss. May her soul rest in peace. She is survived by her parents and brother,” read the statement.
Mishti made her Bollywood debut as a lead actress in Subhash Ghai’s 2014 release, ‘Kaanchi: The Unbreakable’. She essayed the title role in the film.
She featured in a special appearance dance number in the 2013 release ‘Main Krishna Hoon’ and was also seen in films such as ‘Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi’, ‘Great Grand Masti, ‘Begum Jaan’ and ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi’ (2019), besides other Bengali and Telugu projects, and music videos.
Mishti has joined the list of names from the film industry who bid their goodbye to the world this year, including Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, music composer Wajid Khan, legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, veteran comedian Jagdeep, choreographer Saroj Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput among others.
