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Kajol on Tuesday mourned the demise of her web show 'The Trial' co-star Rituraj Singh.Taking to Instagram, Kajol shared a picture on his stories and wrote, "My deepest condolences to the family....prayers."Rituraj Singh passed away last night in Mumbai at the age of 59, a close friend of the late actor Amit Behl confirmed to ANI.The TV actor was suffering from pancreatic disease and was hospitalized recently. He passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.Actor Arshad Warsi took to X to pay tribute and wrote, "I am so saddened to know that Ritu Raj passed away. We lived in the same building, he was a part of my first film as a producer. Lost a friend and a great actor... will miss you brother..."In 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' Rituraj played the role of Badri's father (played by Varun Dhawan).Film director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri took to X and wrote, "Rituraj, my friend, how did you make it even possible? "Kitna baaki tha..." Artists never die. Om Shanti."Notably, Rituraj has appeared in several television shows, including 'Hitler Didi,' 'Shapath,' 'Aahat,' 'Adaalat,' and 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' among others.Apart from that, he was also seen in films like 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' 'Satyamev Jayate 2' and 'Yaariyan 2'.He was a part of several web series' including 'The Trial', 'Indian Police Force,' ' Made in Heaven,' 'Bandish Bandits,' among others.

"We are feeling honoured to announce our next association with Superstar @rajinikanth for #Thalaivar170. Directed by critically acclaimed @tjgnan, Music by the sensational Rockstar @anirudhofficial," Lyca Productions said in a post on Twitter.The particular announcement has left fans excited."Woah..can't wait to see Thalaiva in another interesting role," a social media user commented."Congrats Rajinikanth sir on your 170th film," another one wrote.The film will have music by Anirudh and will be produced by Subaskaran.The shoot of the film will commence soon under the leadership of producer GKM Tamil Kumaran and will hit the screens in 2024, the makers added.Currently, Rajinikanth is working on the Sun Pictures film Jailer and daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth's film Lal Salaam.