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''.

Death and legacy

Upadhyay died in a

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on 22 May 2023. She was riding with her fiancé when the car plummeted into a gorge in the Banjar neighbourhood of

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. She was only aged 38 when she died. Her family, co-stars and fans mourned her death. Her funeral was held in

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Filmography

Television

Travel Show

Web series

Short films

References

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* {{IMDb name, 9130968 1984 births 2023 deaths Actresses in Hindi television 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Indian women television presenters Road incident deaths in India