Overview

• Amresh Mahajan collapsed mid-dialogue during a Ramleela at Chamba’s Chaugan Maidan and was rushed to Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, where he was declared brought dead.
• He was enacting King Dashrath when he slumped onto a co-actor’s shoulder, and the curtain was quickly drawn as the crew moved him off stage.
• Shri Ramlila Club officials confirmed the death, postponed upcoming shows, and said the body will be handed to the family after the autopsy.
• Mahajan, known locally as Shibu, had performed in the Chamba Ramlila for decades, frequently portraying Dashrath and Ravana.
• News reports differ on his age and name spelling, and widely shared video of the collapse has prompted renewed scrutiny of on-stage medical preparedness.