Mumbai: The Hindi film industry celebrities took to social media to express sorrow and shock at the demise of actress Vidya Sinha, Thursday. She was 71 and had been hospitalised for a while owing to heart and lung ailments. Vidya Sinha was known for her roles in seventies middle-of-the-road hits such as ‘Rajnigandha’, ‘Chhoti Si Baat’, and ‘Pati Patni Aur Who’.
Jaaved Jaaferi remembered Vidya Sinha as ‘an actress who was talented, beautiful and dignified, and who we all loved in the 70’s’, adding that she ‘passes on to her next journey’.
“RIP Vidya Sinha Ji. You were the epitome of grace and dignity on and off the screen,” wrote filmmaker Sanjay Gupta.
Actress Rituparna Sengupta was ‘deeply saddened by the demise of our beloved actress Vidya Sinha’. She added that her ‘sweetest voice and unusual beauty made her apart from others’.
Rituparna Sengupta also added that Vidya Sinha ‘exuded unusual grace’ and that she considered herself ‘privileged to work with her as a daughter in ‘Tere Ane Se’’, which is yet to be released.
Madhur Bhandarkar recalled some of her best roles in his tweet. “Sad to hear (of the) demise of actress Vidya Sinha, she will be always remembered for her superlative performances in films like ‘Rajnigandha’, ‘Chhoti Si Baat’ and ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’. My condolences to her family & friends,” wrote @imbhandarkar.
Sonu Sood remembered Vidya Sinha with a tinge of nostalgia. “We have grown up watching you lighting the screen with your performances. Your graciousness and simplicity was unmatchable,” tweeted Sonu Sood.
Bengali superstar Prosenjit wteeted his favourite picks among Vidya Sinha’s films. “You will be always remembered specially for ‘Rajnigandha’, ‘Chhoti Si Baat’, ‘Mukti’,” Prosenjit wrote on Twitter. “She was an extremely talented actor, but most importantly a very genuine and down-to-earth person,” he added.
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