Veteran Bollywood actress Nimmi passes away at 88
Veteran Bollywood actress Nawab Bano, popularly known as Nimmi, passed away in Mumbai on March 25.
She had been ailing for quite some time and had been in and out of the hospital this year, according to Indian media reports, she breathed her last at her residence in Mumbai.
The veteran actress had started her career from Raj Kapoor’s film Barsaat. She was also given the screen name of Nimmi by Raj Kapoor.
Soon after her death news started circulating on social media, condolences started pouring from Bollywood fraternity, particularly from the veteran actors who had worked with the yesteryear star.
Rishi Kapoor remembered the veteran actress in a social media post, revealing how she had showered a blessing on his film ‘Bobby’.
RIP. Thank you Nimmi aunty for all the blessings and love for Bobby on its premiere release. You were part of the RK family. Barsaat was your first film. Allha aapko Jannat naseeb kare. Ameen. pic.twitter.com/nsTGhpCpac
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 25, 2020
Mahesh Bhatt also remembered the yesteryear star and wrote, “You may win your heart’s desire, but in the end you are cheated of it by death.” Goodbye Nimmiji.”
“ You may win your hearts desire, but in the end you are cheated of it by death.” Goodbye Nimmiji 🙏 . Yesteryear’s dove-eyed actress Nimmi passes away at 88 https://t.co/fRoQWlbuKI
— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) March 25, 2020
Dilip Kumar and wife Saira Banu also expressed their condolences over loss of the iconic actress in a series of tweets.
https://twitter.com/thedilipkumar/status/1243063838737444864?s=21
https://twitter.com/thedilipkumar/status/1243065118809677824?s=21
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The veteran actress earned praise for her performance in films like ‘Daag’, ‘Aan’ and ‘Mere Mehboob’ to name a few.
