102 yeared legendary bollywood actress Zohra Sehgal, who played character roles in both theatre and cinema, has died of cardiac arrest at Max hospital in New Delhi. Sehgal breathed her last in hospital till 4:30 pm. She was unwell for last three-four days,” daughter Kiran said.Sehgal will be cremated at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 11 am on Friday.
In 1935 Sehgal, started her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar. She played character roles in many Bollywood films as well as in English language films besides television series and plays. Often called the grand old lady of Bollywood, she last appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saawariya” in 2007. Sehgal was Padma Shri awardee, she also received the Padma Vibhushan in 2010.
