Gully Boy rapper MC Tod Fod passes away; Ranveer Singh, Siddhant Chaturvedi pays tribute

New Delhi: Rapper Dharmesh Parmar, popularly known by his stage name MC Tod Fod, has passed away at the age of 24.

According to news reports, the cause of his death has not yet been revealed.

Part of the Mumbai-based hip-hop collective Swadesi Movement, MC Tod Fod had lent his voice to the song India 91 in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy.

Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi, who starred in Gully Boy, paid tribute to the late rapper. On his Instagram story, Ranveer Singh shared a picture of the rapper and he added a broken heart emoticon along with it.

Meanwhile, Siddhant Chaturvedi posted a picture of the late rapper along with a screenshot of his conversation with the late rapper. He wrote, "RIP bhai," along with a broken-heart emoticon. The Gehraiyaan star shared a screenshot of conversation between them on his Instagram stories.

Gully Boy director Zoya Akhtar also took to social media to pay tribute to MC Tod Fod with these words: "You have gone way too soon. I can only be grateful our paths crossed. Rest in peace Bantai. #mctodfod."

Zoya Akhtar's production house Tiger Baby Films also paid tribute to the late rapper. On the production house's Instagram handle, a story was shared remembering the rapper. It read, "In memory of Dharmesh Parmar AKA MC Tod Fod. Our Bantai gone too soon."

The official page of the band Swadesi, of which MC Tod Fod was a member, shared a throwback video of his performance. "It was with this night that Tod Fod performed his last ever gig at Swadesi Mela. You had to be there to experience it, his thrill his love for playing live music. You are never forgotten, you will always live through with your music," read an excerpt from the caption.

MC Tod Fod was associated with the Mumbai based hip hop collective Swadesi.

The rapper often focused on human rights and environmental issues in his verses, including in the song The Warli Revolt, which became immensely popular. Recently, he had also released two EPs with Swadesi, as well as the collective's full length album Chetavni (2020). He had also collaborated with Vivek Rajagopalan on the Ta Dhom Project.