Veteran Actress & Bollywood's Beloved 'Shammi Aunty' Passes Away At 89, Twitter Pays Tribute

New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood and television actor Shammi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89 after prolonged illness at her home. Her last rites will be held at Oshiwara crematorium at 1 pm.

Veteran actress Shammi, popularly known as '#ShammiAunty', passes away at 89 pic.twitter.com/AqeTz04FIA

— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) March 6, 2018

Fondly addressed as ‘Shammi aunty’ by Bollywood celebrities, her real name is Nargis Rabadi. She started her film career with Malhar as a leading lady and later on moved to the comic genre. She appeared in over 200 films that included ‘Coolie No 1’, ‘Hum’, ‘Gopi Kishan’, ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’ over her long film career. She had also appeared in many popular television serials such as Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Shriman Shrimati, Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh and last but not the least Dekh Bhai Dekh. Designer Sandeep took to social media early Tuesday morning to make the announcement:

wewillmissyou #you #will #always #remain #special #to #us #RIP #ShammiAunty #1929-2018 #loveyou #abujanisandeepkhosla #bestfriend #guide #family

A post shared by Sandeep Khosla (@sandeepkhosla) on Mar 5, 2018 at 2:00pm PST

Her co-star in 1992's 'Khuda Gawah', Amitabh Bachchan praised her for her contribution to the Indian film industry.

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 .. pic.twitter.com/WYvdhZqo8X

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 6, 2018

Ex-member of Parliament and sister to Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt posted a throwback picture of 'Shammi aunty' along with her mother Nargis.

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

RIP Shammi aunty... your talent warmth and laughter is cherished!!! https://t.co/TK5XfCp5rb

— Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) March 6, 2018

Veteran actress #Shammi ji is no more with us... RIP pic.twitter.com/zCtK3IrUyl

— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) March 6, 2018

I always loved Shammi. So vivacious and fun. And this song from Rangeen Raatein where Geeta Bali played a man. https://t.co/7whsHLe4kv

— Aditi Sen (@senaditi) March 6, 2018

RIP to veteran actress, Shammi Ji (1929-2018); almost 225 movies over 6 decades (1951-2012)#Shammi #RIPShammi@SrBachchan @chintskap @AzmiShabana @TheFarahKhan @SimplySajidK pic.twitter.com/aLCl4t6gal

— Movies N Memories (@BombayBasanti) March 6, 2018

RIP #ShammiAunty a familiar likable face seen in many classic films and TV serial. She was the contemporary and friend of Nargis Dutt ji. Immense loss for the Art world. pic.twitter.com/O2TdUTmCZy

— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) March 6, 2018

She was last seen in Farah-Khan-Boman Irani's outing, 'Shirini Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi' in 2013.