Bollywood celebrities attend prayer meet held for late veteran actress Shammi

Alisha Alam | Mar 9, 2018, 11:27 IST
Late veteran actress Shammi who was fondly called Shammi Aunty by everyone in the industry, passed away on the 6th of March at the age of 89. The actress was a known face in both TV and films and had worked in quite a few popular shows in her time. She had been a leading actress playing the main female lead or the second female lead in Hindi films between 1949–1955 as well. Later, from 1986 till 1998, she appeared in many popular television serials such as 'Dekh Bhai Dekh', 'Zabaan Sambhal Ke', 'Shriman Shrimati', 'Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh' and 'Filmi Chakkar'.

On Thursday, a prayer meeting was held for her at Juhu's ISKCON Temple and was attended by a number of Bollywood celebrities. The list included Jaya Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra, Dimple Kapadia, Farida Jalal, Farah Khan and Sandeep Khosla amongst others. The actress was much loved by everyone in the industry and will certainly be remembered for all her wonderful work. Stay tuned for more updates.

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