Popular television actress Leena Acharya passed away at the young age of 35 after battling kidney ailments for the past few years. It is said that her kidney failed and her mother donated one of hers and she managed with that but could not survive beyond that. She breathed her last on November 21st in Delhi.

Rumours started doing the rounds that Leena passed away due to COVID 19 but her family and costars have denied it and have clarified that it was due to her kidney disease.

Leena Acharya was known for her television serials 'Meri Hanikarak Biwi ', 'Aap Ke Aa Jane Se' and 'Seth Ji'. She has also played important characters in Rani Mukherjee's 'Hichiki' and a few web series. Industry colleagues are pouring in their tributes on social media.