India, March 25 -- The passing away of TV sitcoms Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai and Happu Ki Ultan Paltan writer Manoj Santoshi has come as a great shock to actors who have worked with him. He had been battling liver cancer and undergoing treatment. He passed away at a hospital in Sikandrabad, Bulandsheher (Uttar Pradesh) on Monday.

Actor Kavita Kaushik, who had worked with him in the TV show FIR, had shared a heartfelt Instagram post urging fans to pray for him in February.

The actor says, "I came to know about the news from social media, and we are all deeply saddened. This is a very big loss for the TV industry as we have very few comedy writers. His writings had local colours, were rooted, and meaningful. Such real Indian stories with colloq...