Veteran Indian actress Shashikala has died, aged 88. According to news reports, she died at her home in Mumbai.
Best known for starring in films such as ‘Jugnu’ (1947), ‘Junglee’ (1961), ‘Teen Bahuraniyan’ (1968) ‘Khoobsurat’ (1980) and more recently, projects such as ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ (2001) and ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ (2004), Shashikala shined during Bollywood’s golden era of films, in the 60s and 70s.
Her versatility to play a village belle and to completely transform herself as a vamp earned her much fanfare in the industry.
She ruled the silver screen in the 60s as a supporting actress, winning two Filmfare Awards for the same, first in 1962’s ‘Aarti’, followed by another for ‘Gumrah’ the following year.
Shashikala passes away: Farhan Akhtar, Padmini Kolhapure, Adnan Sami mourns the demise of veteran actress
As Shashikala breathed her last today, several celebs took to social media to pay a tribute to the late actress. Written By Shashikala passes away: Farhan Akhtar, Padmini Kolhapure, Adnan Sami mourns the demise of veteran actress
It hasn’t been long when Bollywood had lost Ram Teri Ganga Maili actor Rajiv Kapoor early this year. And now, months after his demise, another senior actor has breathed her last today. We are talking about Shashikala who passed away at the age of 88. According to media reports, the veteran actress breathed her last at her residence, however, the reason for her demise is yet to be known. Soon after the reports about her demise surfaced, several Bollywood celebrities took to their respective social media handles to mourn her demise.