Pooja met Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal in 2002 by chance at at her office in Khar. Recalling her first meeting with the officer who wanted to become an actor, she wrote in her instagram “He had come in without an appointment & it so happened that I was in the garden feeding my fish when I turned and locked eyes with the most earnest looking person I had met in a while.”
He introduced himself as an ex-army officer who now wants to be an actor. “Why?” Was my immediate response. “It’s a chaotic world in comparison to the army.”
Major Bikramjeet, a fitting Tribute by Pooja Bhatt
He looked at me with the most beseeching, gentle eyes “It’s my dream Mam” he said. I melted. And cast him on the spot for my film PAAP without so much as an audition.
Yesterday I saw the news that we lost him to Covid-19.
I was stunned,yet my mind went back to our schedule in Spiti & I stumbled to a large trunk and pulled out a gift he gave me at the end of the film- a painstakingly put together photo album of the trip… memories to cherish forever.
Today I flip through the album with gratitude & yet another reminder that life is precious and way too short..
Salutations Major Bikramjeet and thank you for the camaraderie,love,respect & especially the memories. I shall hold onto them until I become a memory in someone’s head and heart myself! 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️ #majorbikramjeetkanwarpal
Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, who transitioned to films after serving in the Indian Army, passed away on Friday due to COVID-19. Paying a tribute to the celebrated actor, Pooja Bhatt penned a note about their first meeting. She also shared pictures that Bikramjeet Kanwarpal had clicked during the shoot of their film ‘Paap’ in Himachal Pradesh.
Actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, who was known for his performance in Anil Kapoor’s series 24 and web-series Special OPS, died of COVID-19. The 52-year-old actor was a retired Army officer. The news of Bikramjeet Kanwarpal’s death was announced by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt on social media. Vikram Bhatt worked with Bikramjeet Kanwarpal on many films, including Creature 3D and Horror Story.
Sharing a photo of the late actor, Vikram Bhatt wrote on Instagram: “Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal passes away. Taken from us by the cruel pandemic. I have done a lot of films with him and this doesn’t get closer home. The days are turning into one long obituary and yet each life that we lose cannot be just a number. We cannot allow it to become a number. Each a special friend. May his soul rest in peace.”