India News | Actor Dies on Stage During Ramlila in UP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 62-year-old actor, who was playing the role of Lord Ram's father King Dashrath, died on stage while enacting a scene during a Ramlila here, officials said on Saturday.
Bijnor (UP), Oct 16 (PTI) A 62-year-old actor, who was playing the role of Lord Ram's father King Dashrath, died on stage while enacting a scene during a Ramlila here, officials said on Saturday.
The incident took place in Hasanpur village in Afzalgarh, about 65 km from the district headquarters, on Thursday night, they said.
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The actor, Rajendra Singh, suffered a heart attack and fell on the stage while calling out Ram's name during a scene in which he is leaving for exile, the officials said.
By the time his co-actors tried to pick him up, he had already died, they said.
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Singh had been playing Dashrath's role for the last 20 years.
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