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Veteran actress Shammi passes away at 89

6th March 2018

One of the finest actresses in Bollywood Shammi aunty passed away aged 89. She has worked in television shows like 'Zabaan Sambhal Ke', 'Shriman Shrimati', 'Dekh Bhai Dekh', 'Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh' and 'Filmi Chakkar'. She also had a successful Bollywood spell and acted in films like 'Khuda Gawah', 'Hum', 'Arth', 'The Burning Train' and most recently 'Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi'.

Sandeep Khosla took it to Instagram to express condolence for the actress. Sharing her picture he captioned, "wewillmissyou #you #will #always #remain #special #to #us #RIP #ShammiAunty #1929-2018 #loveyou #abujanisandeepkhosla #bestfriend #guide #family." Shammi spent 64 years in film industry. She debuted at the age of 18 with the film 'Ustad Pedro'.

Shammi's first feature film as a lead heroine came from 'Malhar', produced by playback singer Mukesh. However, later she got a role in Dilip Kumar starrer 'Sangdil' and after that, there was no looking back for the actress who symbolised the modern woman on screen.

Shammi was married to film producer-director Sultan Ahmed for seven years before they got divorced. Born as Nargis Rabadi, she had an elder sister, Nina Rabadi, who was a fashion designer. Her father was a priest in Parsi temple. He died when she was around three years old. We express the deepest condolence for the 89-year-old actress.

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