Actress Shammi passes away; friends Asha Parekh, Farida Jalal and others attend her funeral

Actress Shammi, known for her roles in films and TV series, died on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. She was 89. Indian fashion designer Sandeep Khosla took to his Instagram profile to share the sad news.He wrote: "We will miss you, you will always remain special to us RIP Shammi aunty #1929 #2018 #loveyou #abujanisandeepkhosla #bestfriend #guide #family."

The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon and was attended by many of the actress friends and colleagues from the film industry. Asha Parekh, Farida Jalal, Anju Mahendru were seen at the funeral along with Boman Irani, Farah Khan, Sandeep Khosla, Sushant Singh and Meher Vij. 

It was designer Sandeep Khosla who first broke the news of Shammi's death. Seen here with the actress'son. Photo by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Born as Nargis Rabadi in a Parsi family, Shammi featured in many popular films, including Ustad Pedro, Bhai- Bahen, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi, Half Ticket, Jab Jab Phool Khile, Ittefaq, The Burning Train, Kudrat, Awara Baap, Swarg, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi and others.

She also acted in quite a few popular TV serials, such as Dekh Bhai Dekh, Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Shriman Shrimati, Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh and Filmi Chakkar.

Shammi was married to film producer-director Sultan Ahmed for seven years before they got divorced.

Farah Khan, Boman Irani at actress Shammi's funeral. Photos by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Veteran actresses Farida Jalal,Asha Parekh and Anju Mahendru at actress Shammi's funeral. Photos by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Anu Kapoor and producer, actor Romesh Sharma at actress Shammi's funeral. Photos by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Priya Dutt at actress Shammi's farewell. Photo by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Meher and Manav Vij and Sushant Singh at actress Shammi's funeral. Photos by Yogen Shah (WION)

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Many celebrities took to Twitter to mourn her death.