Popular TV actor Shaheer Sheikh's father Shahnawaz Sheikh passed away on Wednesday after a battle with Covid-19. Actor Aly Goni shared the sad news about Shaheer's father’s demise on social media. Shaheer's father was on ventilator due to a severe coronavirus infection.
Offering condolences on Twitter on Wednesday night, He tweeted, “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (verily we belong to God and verily to him do we return). May Allah rest uncle’s soul in peace bhai @Shaheer_S, stay strong bhai.”
The news comes days after Shaheer, who is known for starring in shows such as 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' and 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi', had urged everyone to pray for his father, who was suffering from severe Covid infection.
Shaheer took to Twitter, where he had posted a picture of his father and gave an update that he was on a ventilator due to the infection.
"My dad is on a ventilator, suffering from a severe Covid infection… pls keep him in your prayers ..," he wrote.
On work front, Shaheer will soon be seen in Season 2 of 'Pavitra Rishta'.
The second season is centred around Manav, played by Shaheer and Archana, and how their marriage, which was based on a sham, falls apart only for them to realise that their 'Pavitra Rishta' was never bound by just vows and responsibilities.
As seen in the trailer, Manav and Archana's story in Season 2 starts from where their marriage ended, and they went their individual ways only to cross paths time and again.
Directed by Nandita Mehra, 'Pavitra Rishta...It's never too late' Season 2 will premiere on ZEE5 on January 28.