The incident has happened in Thousands Lights area of the city on Friday morning and the techie was rushed to a government hospital, where the doctors declared her brought dead.
By citing that nobody is injured seriously, she said her daughter is getting treated at a hospital. She appealed on social media to pray for her family.
The seasoned actor who holds a variety of skills, including acting, directing, writing for the screen and dialogue, lyricist, dubbing artist, singer, and incumbent president of the Actors' Association.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi tweeted, "Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of renowned actor and social activist Deep Sidhu."
32-year-old Ranjith Kumar was a constable in the Alwarthirunagar police station and on Sunday, he ran over the elderly man while he was driving his friend's car.