Kannada
actress
Kishori
Ballal
passed
away
in
Bengaluru
on
Tuesday,
the
February
18.
In
Bollywood,
the
actress
was
best
known
for
playing
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
co-star
in
the
2004
film
Swades.
Kishori
played
the
role
of
Kaveri
Amma,
guardian
of
Shah
Rukh's
character
Mohan
Bhargava.
Kishori
was
suffering
from
age-related
illness.
She
breathed
her
last
in
a
hospital
in
Bengaluru.
Swades
director
Ashutosh
Gowariker
shared
behind
the
scenes
pictures
of
Kishori
from
Swades
sets,
and
mourned
the
loss
with
a
tweet.
He
wrote,
"HEARTBROKEN!
Terribly
sad
about
the
passing
away
of
#KishoriBallal
ji!!
Kishori
ji...
you
will
be
remembered
for
your
generously
kind,
warm
and
affable
persona!
And
your
unforgettable
performance
as
#Kaveriamma
in
#Swades
!!
You
will
surely
be
missed!!"
(sic).
HEARTBROKEN!
😥
Terribly
sad
about
the
passing
away
of
#KishoriBallal
ji!!
Kishori
ji...
you
will
be
remembered
for
your
generously
kind,
warm
and
affable
persona!
And
your
unforgettable
performance
as
#Kaveriamma
in
#Swades
!!
You
will
surely
be
missed!!
🙇♂️
pic.twitter.com/DIAlnhLOgu
Shah
Rukh
Khan
condoled
her
death
tweeting,
"May
her
soul
rest
in
peace.
Kishori
'Amma'
will
be
sorely
missed.
Especially
how
she
used
to
reprimand
me
for
smoking.
May
Allah
look
after
her,"
(sic).
May
her
soul
rest
in
peace.
Kishori
‘Amma’
will
be
sorely
missed.
Especially
how
she
used
to
reprimand
me
for
smoking.
May
Allah
look
after
her.
pic.twitter.com/E8UGZMZ0Zj
Kishori
had
worked
with
a
number
of
great
directors
and
actors
in
the
Kannada
industry
during
her
career,
which
spanned
15
years.
Some
of
her
notable
films
were
Aiyyaa,
Kahi,
Hani
Hani,
Suryakanthi,
Carry
On
Maratha,
and
so
on.
She
had
also
starred
in
another
Hindi
language
film,
Lafangey
Parindey,
co-starring
Deepika
Padukone
and
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh.