Aishwarya Rai and Jaya Bachchan attend late Shammi aunty's prayer meet

After Sridevis sudden demise, Bollywood suffered yet another blow in the form of Shammi aunty's death. She was everyone's beloved. Whoever worked with her, only had good things to say about her. She passed away at the age of 89. She wasn't well since a while and on March 6, she breathed her last. Ace designer, Sandeep Khosla, informed everyone about the sad news on his Instagram post, saying, "wewillmissyou #you #will #always #remain #special #to #us #RIP #ShammiAunty #1929-2018 #loveyou #abujanisandeepkhosla #bestfriend #guide #family. Later Amitabh Bachchan also spoke about the fond memories he had of the veteran actress. He had posted, "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. Many actresses of the bygone era had assembled at Shammi aunty's funeral, including Asha Parekh, who broke down in grief. Now, a chautha (prayer meet) of the actress was conducted today which was attended by Jaya and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Here are some pictures from the same...

Asha Parekh was barely able to control her tears while speaking about Shammi aunty to IANS. She had said, "I haven't wept so much since I lost my parents. I called her Shammi aunty. She was much older than me. But we were best friends for years. She shared everything with me. It was a natural-born trait in her to win people'e confidence. She was close to many actresses who poured their heart out to her. With me, it was special. We had spent decades together. She was my closest friend, confidante and, after my parents' death, a guardian angel. Now she's gone.