Veteran
actress
Shashikala
Om
Prakash
Saigal
breathed
her
last
at
the
age
of
88
due
to
an
age-related
illness
at
her
residence
on
Sunday
(March
5,
2021).
Known
for
films
like
Anupama,
Aarti,
Gumrah,
Waqt,
Khubsoorat,
Kabhie
Khushi
Khabhi
Gham
among
others,
the
late
actress
has
several
performances
to
her
credit.
As
soon
as
the
news
of
her
demise
broke
in
media,
many
Bollywood
stars
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
to
offer
their
heartfelt
condolences
to
Shashikala's
family.
Priyanka
Chopra
also
took
to
her
Instagram
story
to
mourn
the
actress's
demise.
The
Quantico
actress
shared
a
black-and-white
picture
of
Shashikala
and
wrote,
"An
actor
par
excellence,
one
of
the
greats
of
the
golden
era...
she
leaves
behind
an
indelible
mark
on
cinema.
Honoured
to
have
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
her."
For
the
unversed,
Priyanka
Chopra
had
shared
screen
space
with
the
late
actress
in
David
Dhawan's
2004
film
Mujhse
Shaadi
Karogi.
The
latter
was
seen
making
a
brief
appearance
as
Salman
Khan's
character
Sameer's
grandmother
in
the
film.
Meanwhile,
Priyanka's
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
co-star
Farhan
Akhtar
also
mourned
Shashikala's
death
with
a
heartfelt
post
that
read,
"RIP
Shashikala-ji.
Condolences
to
the
family."
National
Award
winning
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
also
condoled
Shashikala's
demise
and
tweeted,
"Guni
abhinetri
Shashikala
ji
ke
swargwas
ki
khabar
sunke
mujhe
bahut
dukh
hua.
Wo
har
tarah
ki
bhumikaein
badi
khubi
se
nibhaati
thi.Ishwar
unki
aatma
ko
shanti
pradan
kare.Meri
samvedanayein
unke
pariwar
ke
saath
hai."
Guni
abhinetri
Shashikala
ji
ke
swargwas
ki
khabar
sunke
mujhe
bahut
dukh
hua.
Wo
har
tarah
ki
bhumikaein
badi
khubi
se
nibhaati
thi.Ishwar
unki
aatma
ko
shanti
pradan
kare.Meri
samvedanayein
unke
pariwar
ke
saath
hai.
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Besides
starring
in
films,
Shashikala
also
featured
in
popular
television
shows
like
Jeena
Isi
Ka
Naam
Hai,
Apnaapan,
Dil
Deke
Dekho
and
Son
Pari.
During
her
illustrious
career,
the
late
actress
bagged
the
Filmfare
Best
Supporting
Actress
Award
twice.
She
was
also
honoured
with
the
Padma
Shri
in
2007
for
her
contribution
to
Indian
cinema.