Actor Nirmal Pandey Dead at 48

Actor Nirmal Pandey has died of a heart attack on Thursday.

Pandey, 48, complained of uneasiness and was rushed to a hospital in suburban Bandra but passed away before he could get there.

The actor is survived by his wife Archana.

Pandey first shot into the limelight with Shekhar Kapur's much acclaimed "Bandit Queen" (1996), in his performance as Vikram Mallah, a dacoit who wins the affections of Phoolan Devi, India's notorious woman dacoit.

Pandey also played the role of a transvestite in Amol Palekar's Daayraa but was later reduced to doing bit roles in Bollywood films.

He had just finished shooting for Chauhan's film Lahore.