The veteran actress passed away at the age of 89 on Monday (5 March) night, leaving behind a legacy of work and goodwill.
Aishwarya, Kiran Rao, Farida Jalal attend Shammi's condolence meet
Mumbai - 09 Mar 2018 9:30 IST
Updated : 06 Jul 2018 12:56 IST
IANS
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan along with other Hindi film personalities attended a prayer meeting to bid the last adieu to Nargis Rabadi, popularly known as 'Shammi Aunty', on Thursday (8 March) in Mumbai.
The veteran actress passed away at the age of 89 on Monday (5 March) night, leaving behind a legacy of work and goodwill.
The vivacious aunt of Hindi cinema: Shammi (1931–2018
Aishwarya along with mother-in-law Jaya were among the first to turn up, followed by Aruna Irani, Farida Jalal, Poonam Sinha and Maya Alag.
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman along with filmmaker Kiran Rao, Tina Ambani, Poonam Sinha, Priya Dutt, Dimple Kapadia, Farah Khan, Renuka Shahane and Poonam Dhillon were also seen at the venue.
Mukesh Rishi, Gajendra Chauhan, Prem Chopra, director-duo Abbas-Mastan, Kamal Sadanah, Dilip Joshi, television actor Anup Soni along with his wife Juhi Babbar, among others, turned up later.
Veteran actress Shammi passes away at 87
While Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Abhishek Bachchan took to social media to mourn her.
In a career spanning over five decades and over 400 films, Shammi did everything from lead roles to character roles to cameos. Toward her later years, she replayed the garrulous granny over and over again.
Shammi began her career in a character part in Sheikh Mukhtar's Ustaad Pedro (1951) before making her debut as a heroine in Malhar (1951).