Indian Bengali actor Partha Sarathi Deb died at a hospital in Kolkata where he was undergoing treatment for 42 days, his family said on Saturday.
The news of his demise was shared by actor Rupanjana Mitra via a Facebook post on Friday night.
The West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum has also confirmed the passing of the talented actor.
According to the press release sent by them, he died on March 22 at 11:50pm. The statement said, "The forum is deeply saddened by his passing away. The mortal remains of the actor will be kept at Technician's Studio today, March 23 at 12:00pm."
The 68 years-old actor had been suffering from COPD-related ailments for a long time and was admitted to state-run M R Bangur hospital for the last one month, they said.
His condition worsened over the past week and he was in ICU.
Deb, who was a popular face in serials had also acted in feature films including recently released 'Raktabeej'.
Deb had acted in over 200 works - theatre, serial, film and web series.
He was vice president of the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists Forum.
The forum in a statement condoled his death and said his body will be taken to Technician Studio which was a familiar place for the late actor.
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