New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal, breathed her final at her residence on Sunday (April 4) at the age of 88.
The explanation for the ‘Shart’ actor’s demise isn’t but identified and an official assertion from her members of the family is awaited, information company ANI reported.
Popular Bollywood screenwriter Kiran Kotrial who is thought for writing scripts of tv reveals like Big Boss and Khatron Ke Khiladi, broke the information of the demise of the actor by means of a Facebook publish.
He posted throwback footage of the departed soul and wrote, “Rest in peace Shashikala” together with it.
Born on 4 August 1932 in Solapur, Maharashtra, Shashikala was a famend tv and Bollywood actor. She had performed supporting roles in greater than 100 Bollywood movies.
She is greatest identified for her works in movies like ‘Daku’, ‘Jugnu’, ‘Aarti’, ‘Gumraah’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’, ‘Rahgir’ to call just a few. Apart from movies, Shashikala additionally labored in tv reveals like Son Pari and Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai and some others.
Shashikala had acquired eight nominations for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and gained the award twice for 1962 movie `Aarti` and 1963 `Gumrah`.
She is the recipient of a number of awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) at the Bengal Film Journalists` Association Awards – for `Aarti` in 1963, for `Gumrah` in 1964, and for `Rahgir` in 1970.
Apart from this Shashikala additionally acquired the Padma Shri award, India`s fourth-highest civilian award in the yr 2007 for her contribution to Indian cinema.
