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Indian Idol Winner Prashant Tamang Dies at 43 as Friends Mourn in Darjeeling

Tributes highlight his late-career resurgence, with reports of cardiac arrest still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • Meiyang Chang said he had just returned from Tamang’s funeral in Darjeeling and described the news as a profound shock.
  • He recalled that Tamang was cast in Salman Khan’s The Battle of Galwan and still had dubbing work pending for the film.
  • Friends pointed to Paatal Lok Season 2 and the Salman Khan project as major milestones in Tamang’s renewed mainstream run.
  • Chang emphasized Tamang’s kindness and humility, sharing memories from their two-decade friendship that began on Indian Idol 3.
  • He said friends will support Tamang’s wife, Martha, and daughter, Ariah, as the family grieves the sudden loss.