Written By: Priyanka Rajpal | Updated: Mar 6, 2018, 2:00 PM
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Popular for her role in Dekh Bhai Dekh, she succumbed to prolonged illness at a hospital of Mumbai last night. Her original name was Nargis Rabdi that she changed prior to her Bollywood debut. She was 89 when she bid silent adieu to the world of glamour.
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Shammi was a live hearted person who has always loved to work every single day of her life and she was last seen in Shirin aur Farhan Ki Love Story.
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Shammi's career spans over six decades and she starred in several hit TV shows including Dekh Bhai Dekh, Zabaan Sambhal Ke and Shriman Shrimati.
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According to Bollywood personality Ashok Shekhar, Shammi had been ailing since some time. She breathed her last at her Juhu Circle home. Her funeral shall be performed at the Oshiwara cemetery later in the day.
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Shammi used to live alone in a small flat in a dilapidated building in Juhu, a western suburb of Mumbai.
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Shammi has had many ups and downs in her life. Her father passed away when she was three, and her marriage broke down after seven years. She produced a film that flopped and incurred losses, but she braved it out.
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Shammi was married to film producer-director Sultan Ahmed for seven years before they were divorced. Her first film as a solo heroine was Malhar, which was produced by playback singer Mukesh.
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With Shammi, Bollywood lost another prolific actor soon after the Hawa Hawai of Bollywood.
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