Veteran actress Sudha Shivpuri, lovingly known as ‘Baa’ following her role in the hugely popular TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, passed away on Wednesday morning, a hospital source said.
“She was at our hospital for a couple of days. She died early morning today,” a source from CritiCare Multispeciality Hospital and Research Centre in Andheri East, said.
The ailing theatre, film and TV veteran, is said to have been 77 years old.
According to another source, her last rites were to be performed around 3pm at a crematorium in Oshiwara.
Shivpuri had health-related issues for a long time that forced her to stay away from the small screen.
On December 2, 2013, she suffered a stroke that affected her basic motor skills. Following the attack she couldn’t talk.
A theatre enthusiast, Shivpuri married actor Om Shivpuri, who passed away in 1990. Shivpuri is survived by two children, son Vineet and daughter Ritu, who is also an actress.
Shivpuri started her journey in showbiz with Basu Chatterjee’s Swami in 1977.
She has featured in films like Insaaf Ka Tarazu, Hamari Bahu Alka and Pinjar, and on the small screen her work includes shows like Rajni, Kyunki..., Kasamh Se, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Maniben.com.
