Bollywood mourns the loss of a gem; grieves Vidya Sinha's death!

Veteran Bollywood actress Vidya Sinha left for heavenly abode on Thursday afternoon. The 71-year-old actress had been hospitalized since last Sunday due to severe breathing problems. She passed away in a private hospital in Juhu, her condition was critical as she had been put on a ventilator but failed to recover, because of a brief lung-cum-heart ailment, as per family resources.

Many Bollywood celebrities expressed their grief and mourned the loss of the Pati Patni Aur Woh actress by taking to their official social media handle. Jaaved Jaaferi, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, actress Rituparna Sengupta, Bengali superstar Prosenjit, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sonu Sood shared their fond memories with the veteran actress. 

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Even producer Rajan Shahi reminisced a fond memory of Vidya while he was producing a tv serial ‘Itti Si Khushi'. He said, "She was an extremely talented actor, but most importantly a very genuine and down-to-earth person. I remember her sweet request when she was cast to play a pivotal role in the television show ‘Itti Si Khushi'. 

"She asked if I would direct one of her scenes. I had stopped directing since long but could not say no to such a veteran. I thought of directing one scene but seeing her enthusiasm and dedication I ended up directing for a full day! She created a family bond with the entire unit. She will be missed."

A major figure in Bollywood in the 1970s-1980s, comfortably straddling both the commercial and alternate cinema, Vidya was noted for her sad and somber roles as well as light and romantic films with many top actors of the era.

Among her many movies some of her notable works were: Hawas (1974), Chhoti Si Baat (1975), Mera Jeevana (1976), the crime-thriller Inkaar, Kitaab (both 1977), Pati, Patni aur Woh and Basu Chatterjee’s Safed Jhooth (both 1978), a horror flick Saboot (1980), Love Story and as a gangster in Josh (both 1981) and Salman Khan’s mega-hit Bodyguard (2011).

Apart from the Hindi film industry, she is also a known face on television and has worked with Ekta Kapoor in Kaavyanjali (2006) and another TV show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala.

Vidya married her neighbour Venkateshwaran Iyer in 1968 and later the couple adopted a daughter and named her Jhanvi. In the year 1996 an unfortunate incident turned her life, when her husband left for heavenly abode. 

Post his demise, she married Netaji Bhimrao Salunkhe in 2001. However, her second marriage didn't last long and she divorced him in 2009 after having a troublesome relationship for the past few years. 

Later, she also filed a complaint of domestic violence against her former husband in January 2009, which she subsequently won.

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Credits: KoiMoi