Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Thursday
condoled
the
death
of
cinema
and
theatre
veteran
Zohra
Sehgal,
calling
her
"prolific
and
full
of
life".
"Prolific
&
full
of
life,
Zohra
Sehgal
made
a
mark
through
her
acting,
which
is
admired
across
generations.
Saddened
on
her
demise," Modi
tweeted.
Zohra
was
102.
She
breathed
her
last
here
following
a
cardiac
arrest
4.30
p.m.
Thursday,
a
family
member
said.
A
heart
patient,
she
was
admitted
to
the
Max
Hospital
in
south
Delhi's
Saket
area
after
being
diagnosed
with
pneumonia
Wednesday.
The
actress,
known
for
her
vivacious
and
effervescent
nature,
featured
in
movies
like
Bhaji
on
the
Beach
(1992),
Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam,
Bend
It
Like
Beckham
(2002),
Dil
Se...
(1998)
and
Cheeni
Kum
(2007).
Kiran,
Zohra's
daughter
is
herself
an
Odissi
dancer,
she
expressed
grief
that
during
her
mother's
dying
days,
she
could
not
even
get
the
government
flat
she
has
asked
for.
Kiran
told,
"She
was
always
so
full
of
life
and
energy.
I
am
in
very
different
state
of
mind
right
now...But,
what
is
more
tragic
is
that
during
her
dying
days,
she
could
not
even
get
the
government
flat
she
had
asked
for."
The
entire
nation,
especially
Bollywood
is
mourning
the
sad
demise
of
actress
Zohra
Sehgal.