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Sandeep Nahar was an Indian film actor best known for his work in films like M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Kesari (2019). He died of suicide in February 2021, blaming his wife as the prime reason for him taking his own life.
Wiki/Biography
Sandeep Nahar was born on Friday, 25 December 1987 (age 33 years; at the time of death) in Kalka, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He took his schooling at Pinjore’s PC Senior Secondary School and thereafter graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh. At the age of 25, Sandeep moved to Mumbai to pursue his passion for acting.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family & Caste
Parents & Siblings
Sandeep’s father, Vijay Kumar, is a government employee, while his mother, Sushma Rano, is a homemaker.
Sandeep Nahar with his mother
He also had an elder brother.
Sandeep Nahar’s elder brother
Wife
Sandeep got married to Kanchan K Sharma (actress) in 2019. It was a love marriage.
Career
Television
During the course of his brief TV career, he worked in several opera soaps such as Dia Aur Bati Hum, Ashoka, Mai Naa Bhulungi, Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai, Siya Ke Ram, C. I. D, Savdhaan India, Crime Petrol, Shapath, Aahat, and Bhakti Me Shakti.
A photo collage of Sandeep Nahar’s roles on small screen
Filmography
He got his first break in Bollywood with the biopic film MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) in which he played the role of ‘Param Bhaiya’ (Dhoni’s Sikh friend).
Sandeep Nahar with Sushant Singh Rajput on the sets of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Sandeep Nahar (wearing turban) on the sets of MS Dhoni The Untold Story
Thereafter, Sandeep played the role of Buta Singh, a Sikh fighter of Havildar Ishar Singh’s (role played by Akshay Kumar) battalion in the period drama film Kesari, released in 2019.
Kesari film poster featuring Sandeep Nahar as Buta Singh
Sandeep Neher on the sets of Kesari
He featured in several other Bollywood films, including Khandaani Shafakhana (2019) as Deepu Palta and Shukranu (2020) as ‘Mangal.’
The poster of Khandaani Shafakhana featuring Sandeep Nahar (in turban)
Death
On 15 February 2020, Sandeep Nahar hanged himself to death at his residence in Goregaon, Mumbai. As per the initial police report, he was found hanging from a ceiling fan by his wife, Kanchan Sharma, who then took him to Mumbai’s SRV Hospital, where the doctors declared him as brought dead. Hours before taking his own life, Sandeep had posted a video with a suicide note (in the caption) on his Facebook profile. In the video as well as in the suicide note, he revealed about being upset with his married life and about being subjected to continuous torture by his wife and her mother. He held his wife and his mother-in-law responsible over him taking the extreme step. He also briefly mentioned about the politics. Here is a snippet from the suicide note that Sandeep has left behind.
“I’ve seen a lot of happiness and sorrows in life. I faced every problem, but the trauma that I am going through today is beyond tolerance. I would’ve died by suicide a long time ago, but I chose to give myself the time and hope that my relationship with my wife would improve, but it didn’t. I now have nowhere to go. I don’t know what awaits me after I take this step, but I’ve been through hell in this life. I know that suicide is a cowardice act. I also had to live, but what is the benefit of living like this where there is no peace and self-respect.”
Here is a snapshot of the entire suicide note that Sandeep left has behind.
Sandeep Nahar’s suicide note
Consequently, an ‘abetment to suicide’ case was registered by the Mumbai Police against Sandeep’s wife and his mother-in-law.
Facts/Trivia
- During his formative years in Mumbai, Sandeep used to work as a model and did several modelling assignments that involved walking at ramp shows.
Sandeep Nahar during a ramp walk show in 2012
- He also appeared as a model in several Punjabi songs, including Propose (2012) and Risky.
- He had also acted in many TV commercials for various brands such as Indiabulls and Kingfisher Energy. He also appeared alongside Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a commercial for Dhani App. Here is the video.
- Sandeep’s friends and family members fondly called him ‘Sandy.’
- He had a “trishul and Om” tattoo inked on his right hand.
- He owned a Mercedes Benz car and a Royal Enfield motorcycle.
Sandeep Nahar inside his Mercedes Benz car
Sandeep Nahar posing on his Royal Enfield Bullet motorbike
- He was a non-vegetarian by food habit.
- He was a casual smoker and used to consume alcoholic beverages occasionally.
A photo collage of Sandeep Nahar celebrating the new year 2016 with his friend