Politician,
dancer
and
actor
Hema
Malini
took
to
Twitter
on
Monday,
to
mourn
the
death
of
veteran
classical
dance
historian,
Sunil
Kothari.
The
actress
in
her
tribute
also
revealed
that
in
the
early
stages
of
her
career,
he
encouraged
her
to
keep
her
passion
for
dance
alive.
According
to
reports,
veteran
classical
dance
historian
Sunil
Kothari
died
on
Sunday
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest
at
the
age
of
87.
He
reportedly
had
also
tested
positive COVID-19
a
month
ago.
Kothari
had
been
bestowed
with
the
prestigious
Padma
Shri
award
in
2001
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
classical
dance.
In
his
career
spanning
decades,
he
had
written
more
than
20
books
on
different
forms
of
Indian
classical
dance
forms
including
Sattriya
Dances
of
Assam,
New
Directions
in
Indian
Dance.
Hema
Malini
wrote
in
her
tweet
"Sunil
Kothari,
eminent
dance
critic
has
passed
away.He
was
one
of
those
who
encouraged
me
in
the
initial
stage
of
my
career.
He
was
a
passionate
lover
of
art,
a
spl
person
who
took
grt
interest
in
classical
dance
and
encouraged
young
dancers.
Will
truly
miss
u
Sunilji."
Recently
Hema
Malini's
old
video
performing
Bharatnatyam
went
viral
on
social
media.
Apart
from
being
a
phenomenal
actress,
she
has
also
showcased
her
talent
as
a
dancer
occasionally
on
stage.
The
clip
reportedly
from
her
performance
in
1968,
has
already
garnered
over
2M
views
and
1.4k
likes
on
Youtube.
The
actresses
turned
72
last
month
and
also
became
a
grandmother
again
after
her
daughter
Ahana
Deol
Vohra
gave
birth
to
girl
twins.
She
had
expressed
her
joy
on
Twitter
and
written,
"Delighted
to
share
the
good
news
of
my
younger
daughter
Ahana
and
Vaibhav
who
are
blessed
with
twin
girls."