Suniel Shetty's Father Dies At 93; Abhishek Bachchan Visits

New Delhi: Actor Suniel Shetty's father Virappa Shetty died on February 28. Suniel Shetty's father, who was 93, died at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, where he was admitted for treatment. The Dhadkan actor's father suffered a stroke in 2013, after which Suniel Shetty is believed to have set up an entire ICU at his Mumbai residence. Mr Shetty's illness is believed to be why his actor son has made few film appearances recently. Virappa Shetty is also survived by his wife, daughter Sujata, daughter-in-law Mana and grandchildren, one of whom is actress Athiya Shetty. Veerapa Shetty will be cremated on Thursday.

Abhishek Bachchan, who has starred with Suniel Shetty in Refugee and LOC: Kargil and will be working with him in Hera Pheri 3, was one of the first to visit the actor and his family.
 

Abhishek Bachchan visited Suniel Shetty and family

Suniel Shetty previously said in an interview with Hindustan Times that his father is his real hero. The Hera Pheri actor told Hindustan Times "My father, Veerappa Shetty, used clean plates since he worked as a waiting boy at a restaurant. My father is my real hero. He started working at the age of nine. He used to sleep on flattened mustard sacks and used a rolled-up gunny bag as a pillow."

Suniel Shetty has worked in movies like Hera Pheri and its sequel Phir Hera Pheri, Refugee, LOC Kargil, Border and Main Hoon Na. The actor will next be seen in the third film of the comic Hera Pheri series, along with Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. Athiya is currently shooting in London for her upcoming film Mubarakan, also starring Arjun Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz.