The cast and crew of small screen's hit show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah got teary eyed as they bid final farewell to their co-star Kavi Kumar Azaad on Tuesday. His last rites were performed at Mira Road by his family today, in attendance of his colleagues.Best known for his portrayal of Dr Hansraj Haathi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, Azad died suddenly Monday morning following a massive cardiac arrest.

RIP! Kavi Kumar Azad

Among those who were present at the funeral included the show’s Champak Lal Gada (Amit Bhatt), Taarak Mehta (Shailesh Lodha), Anjali Taarak Mehta (Neha Mehta), Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide (Mandar Chandwarkar), Sonu (Nidhi Bhanushali), Roshan Singh Sodi (Gurucharan Singh), Roshan Singh Sodi (Jennifer Mistry), Popatlal Pandey (Shyam Pathak), Abdul (Sharad Sankla), Rita Reporter ( Priya Ahuja Rajda), Inspector Chalu Pandey ( Daya Shanker Pandey), Tapu (Bhavya Gandhi) and Pinku (Azhar Shaikh).

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team bidding Kavi Kumar Azad a tearful goodbye to Dr Haathi aka Kavi Kumar Azad

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46-year-old Kavi played the role of Dr Hansraj Haathi on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah for nine years from 2009. Apart from working on the small screen, he also featured in a few films including Aamir Khan’s Mela, Jodha Akbar and Funtoosh.