Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to share the sad news of veteran actress Shammi's demise
Actress Shammi (Pic/Shadab Khan)
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Veteran actress, Shammi, affectionately known as Shammi aunty in the industry, has passed away at the age of 89. The news came in during the early hours of Tuesday and some of the celebrities have taken to social media to express their grief over her death. Her co-star in 1992's Khuda Gawah, Amitabh Bachchan praised her for her contribution to the Indian film industry. In his tweet, Bachchan also revealed how her age and illness has caught up with her in her last few years.
The 75-year-old actor tweeted, "T 2735 - Shammi Aunty .. prolific actress, years of contribution to the Industry, dear family friend .. passes away ..!! A long suffered illness, age .. Sad .. slowly slowly they all go away .."
Some tweets from Celebs:
Shammi, aunty to me and a great actor of yesteryears passed away today. She was my mother's dear friend and someone we all loved very much. May her soul rest in peace and her laughter and contagious smile rock the heavens. Be In peace with your friends pic.twitter.com/jFfpmUfVoP
— Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) March 6, 2018
Another sad day, Shammi Aunty passed away. May her soul rest in peace.
— HONEY IRANI (@mahunnay) March 6, 2018
Lost Another Legend Today Of The Indian Film Faternity Shammi Aunty May Her Soul RIP ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008fðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008fðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008f.
— Shehzad khan (@loinkhanjunior) March 6, 2018
Shammi aunty, may your beautiful soul rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/6wNGzc12WF
— ayub khan (@ayubnasirkhan) March 5, 2018
Earlier, the actress was known to play pivotal roles in popular TV shows such as Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh, Dekh Bhai Dekh, and Filmy Chakkar, alongside Indian cinema. She was last seen in Farah-Khan-Boman Irani's outing, Shirin Farhad Ki Nikal Padi in 2013. As per various reports, her last rites will be performed in Mumbai in the noon hours of Tuesday.
-Inputs from ANI
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