Kathmandu, Feb. 7 -- Veteran Nepali actor Sunil Thapa has passed away at the age of 68.

Thapa died on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital in Thapathali, Kathmandu, after his health suddenly deteriorated.

Rajendra Bahadur Singh, chairperson at the hospital, told the Post that he was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state. An ECG conducted at 7:44 am confirmed his death, with doctors suspecting cardiac arrest as the cause.

"He was unconscious when he was brought in. An ECG was done immediately, which confirmed his death," a hospital source told the Post.

A towering figure in Nepali cinema, Thapa worked extensively in Nepali, Bollywood and Bhojpuri films over several decades. He appeared in more than 300...