Veteran actress Shammi passes away

Veteran Bollywood and television actress Shammi passed away on March6, 2018.

Indian fashion designer Sandeep Khosla took tohis Instagram profile to share the sad news.He wrote: "We will miss you, youwill alwaysremainspecialtousRIPShammi aunty#1929#2018#loveyou #abujanisandeepkhosla#bestfriend#guide #family."

Shammi became popular for her comic roles in both cinema and TV and had appeared in over 200 films that included ‘Coolie No 1’, ‘Hum’, ‘Gopi Kishan’, ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’ over her long film career. She also had an illustrious career on television and starred in a number of shows on Doordarshan.

Amitabh Bachchan also took to his social media profile to share the news: "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..."