Abhishek Makwana

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhishek Makwana

• Abhishek Makwana is an Indian writer and actor. He was one of the writers of SAB TV’s popular show “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.”

• He was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• In 2013, he wrote and directed a theatrical play “Hun Tu Ne Prem.” 

• On 27 November 2020, he committed suicide at his flat in Kandivali, Mumbai. His body was found hanging from the ceiling fan. After an initial investigation, the police revealed that it was a case related to money-fraud, which is also reflected in his suicide note in which it is mentioned that he had been undergoing financial turmoil for the last few months before he committed suicide.

• According to his elder brother, Jenis Makwana, soon after Abhishek committed suicide, he started receiving the phone calls of the people asking for their money, which, according to them, they had lent to Abhishek. Jenis Makwana further said that after he explained to them that he was not in a situation to return their money, they started abusing and threatening him. In an interview, while talking about it, Jenis said,
  

  I checked my brother’s mails because ever since he passed away, I got multiple phone calls from different numbers demanding to be paid back loans he owed someone. One call was a number registered in Bangladesh, one in Myanmar and others were from different states of India.”