Born in the year 1929, the prolific actor Shammi began her career in Bollywood in 1949 starring in Ustad Pedro. She shared the screen with Shaikh Mukhtar and Begum Para. She also featured in several Bollywood films, including Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Ittefaq (1969), The Burning Train (1980), Arth(1982), Hum (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999).
Her last Bollywood film was Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi released in 2013.
Shammi was well-known for her comic roles in television series such as Dekh Bhai Dekh, Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Shriman Shrimati and Filmi Chakkar.
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
Actor Amitabh Bachchan said Shammi was suffering from a long illness. “Shammi Aunty…prolific actress, years of contribution to the industry, dear family friend…passes away!!,” he said on Twitter. “A long suffered illness, age…Sad…slowly slowly they all go away.”
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, Shekhar told the media.