Ashish Warang, renowned for roles in Sooryavanshi and Drishyam, passes away

Although he didn't always play central roles, Ashish Warang ensured that his performances left a lasting impact, and the audience remembered him, irrespective of his screen time.

By: Entertainment Desk
Kochi | September 6, 2025 08:19 AM IST

Actor Ashish Warang with Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. (Credit: Facebook/@warangashish)

Actor Ashish Warang, best known for his performance in director Rohit Shetty’s Akshay Kumar-starrer Sooryavanshi (2021), has passed away. He was 55. Soon after news of his death surfaced online, numerous fans and moviegoers took to social media to express their shock and offer condolences to the family.

Although he didn’t always play central roles, Warang ensured that his performances left a lasting impact, and the audience remembered him, irrespective of his screen time. Thus, even his comparatively smaller roles in films such as director Nishikant Kamat’s Drishyam (2015) — starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Shriya Saran in the lead roles — grabbed the audience’s attention.

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Ashish Warang also made notable contributions to projects such as John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor’s Ek Villain Returns (2022), Ranveer Singh’s Cirkus (2022), Manoj Bajpayee’s The Family Man Season 1 (2019), and Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani (2014), among others.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), independent filmmaker Arin Paul wrote, “Shocked to hear about the passing of actor Ashish Warang today. I had the privilege of working with him. May his soul find peace and his work live on in the memories he helped create. Will miss you Ashish ji.”

Several other netizens also took to social media to express their sorrow over Warang’s tragic demise and recall their favourite performances of the actor, thus highlighting the lasting legacy he has left behind.

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