The talent manager of Salman Khan's reality show Bigg Boss 14, Pista Dhakad, died on Friday in Mumbai. Although the exact cause of Dhakad’s death is unknown, media reports suggest that she may have died in a road accident.
Post pack up, the talent manager was headed back home with one of her assistants on a bike. They met with an accident on their way.
Dhakad was 23. Apart from Bigg Boss, she also worked for reality shows like Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and The Voice.
Expressing their condolences for the death of the young talent manager, former contestants of Bigg Boss such as Shehnaaz Gill, Himanshi Khurana, Kamya Panjabi and Yuvika Chaudhary paid tributes to her on social media. Here is how they remembered Dhakad.
1. Himanshi Khurana
Himanshi appeared as a contestant in the 13th season of Bigg Boss. She shared a picture of Dhakad with host Salman Khan on her Instagram handle. She captioned the post as: "RIP Pista... just got the news of her demise... still in shock... Life is uncertain. PS. Talent manager of Bigg Boss."
2. Shehnaaz Gill
Shehnaaz was also a contestant inin Bigg Boss 13. She took to Twitter and wrote: "Such a joyful, vibrant, and a happy soul. You will be missed by everyone who's lives you touched #RIP Pista."
Such a joyful, vibrant, and a happy soul. You will be missed by everyone who's life you touched #RIP Pista😢🙏🏻
— Shehnaaz Gill (@ishehnaaz_gill) January 16, 2021
3. Yuvika Chaudhary
Yuvika shared an old video of herself and Dhakad on her Instagram handle and wrote, "Why you left us so early. Still in shock. Can't believe I'm writing this. RIP bro." Yuvika is also a former Bigg Boss Contestant.
4. Kamya Panjabi
Bigg Boss 7 contestant, Kamya, posted a picture of Dhakad on Instagram under the caption: "That's Pista, 23 years old, a part of Bigg Boss team since last few years and a very very very bright girl.... passed away last night. Rest in Peace sweetheart." Gauahar Khan also reacted on the post and wrote, “Heart broken”.