Amitabh Bachchan mourns for Veteran actress Shammi

She started her career as a leading lady in Malhar and went on to do films such as Jab Jab Phool Khile, Upkaar, Ishaara, Half Ticket and Ittefaq. She was famous for her comic timing and was quite prolific in both TV and cinema. She was also seen in films such as Hum Saath Saath Hain; her last film was Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi starring Farah Khan and Boman Irani.

In his second tweet, Big B also says that her real name was Nargis (Rabadi). He posts some throwback pictures with the veteran actress and captions it writes, "Prayers and fond remembrances for Shammi Aunty .. so dear to us as a family .. lost to us today... some early pictures as a young entrant to films .. and one with Nargis ji at an event; Shammi Aunty's real name was also Nargis !" (Sic).