Bollywood Update: Amitabh Bachchan mourns the demise of actress Sulochana. Entertainment News in Hindi

Mumbai Actor Amitabh Bachchan condoled the death of actress Sulochana, saying Indian cinema has lost “another big” star.

Sulochana Latkar, best known for playing mother roles in Hindi and Marathi cinema, died on Sunday at a hospital in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. She was 94 years old.

Amitabh, who worked with Sulochana in the film Majboor (1974), paid tribute to her in his personal blog, writing, “We have lost another great star of cinema…..a liberal in many films with me.” Sulochana ji, who played the role of a humble, caring mother… She was ill for some time.

He said, “I used to inquire about his health from his family.. Got the sad news. In this hour of grief, we can only pray…. I will not be able to write much more than this. Worked together in many films like ‘Dostana’.

Sulochana, a well-known actress in Marathi and Hindi cinema, began her career in the 1940s and appeared in over 250 films. In Hindi films, she starred alongside Sunil Dutt, Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan in the 1960s, Played mother on the big screen to major stars of the 1970s and 1980s.

She acted in hit films like ‘Heera’, ‘Jaani Dushman’, ‘Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai’, ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Kati Patang’, ‘Mere Jeevan Saathi’, ‘Prem Nagar’. Sulochana died in 1999. Was honored with the Padma Shri award. He is survived by his daughter Kanchan Ghanekar. His last rites will be performed with state honors on Monday.

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