Kavi Kumar Azad (Dr Hathi)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kavi Kumar Azad

• Does Kavi Kumar Azad smoke?: Not Known

• Does Kavi Kumar Azad drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Kavi Kumar was passionate about acting since his childhood but his parents did not allow him to adopt acting as a profession. Thus he ran away from home to Mumbai to become an actor.

• He used to spend nights on footpaths when he came to Mumbai.

• Kavi Kumar Azad was a comedic actor who started his acting journey with the Aamir Khan starring “Mela” in 2000. 

• He also appeared in a supporting role in the movie Fun2shh in 2003. 

• He started his Television acting career with the role of Jaanbaaz Jadugar in  Best of Luck Nikki, an India sitcom in 2008.

• His role of Dr. Hansraj Hathi in the very popular Television show “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah” made him popular in India.

• In the same show, he played the role of a doctor who is overweight and always loves eating. His character was widely loved by the audience, especially children.

• He was associated with the Television show since 2009.

• Before 2010, he had been suffering from obesity. He used to face difficulties doing anything but with the advice of a doctor, he lost 80 kg weight through bariatric surgery in 2010.

• He passed away on 9 July 2018 due to cardiac arrest. The same day he was supposed to go for the shoot but unfortunately, he breathed his last in the morning at Wockhardt Hospital. 

• Before his death, he was unwell for three days. He slipped in the coma on 8th July 2018 at the Wockhardt Hospital and passed away on the very next day.

• Just a few days before his death, he celebrated the completion of 2500 episodes along with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team.

• He was a jolly kind of person who was always blissful with everyone.

• His dialogue “Sahi Baat Hai” in the show, is very popular among the audience.

• He used to meet his fans at his food outlet in Mumbai.

• He was a big fan of cricket and as well as Indian cricket team. His IPL favourite team was Mumbai Indians.