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Amitabh Bachchan Mourns Kamini Kaushals Death Recalls Her Pre-partition Bond With His Family
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan penned a moving note for late actress Kamini Kaushal after she passed away on November 14 at the age of 98. For the uninitiated, Big B’s bond with Kaushal traces back to the pre-partition Punjab as the late actress’ family was close to Bachchan’s mother, Teji Bachchan’s family.
He shared an emotional tribute on his blog and wrote, “… and another loss .. a dear family friend of the days of yore .. when there was no partition .. Kamini Kaushal ji .. legendary artist, an icon, who contributed immensely to our Industry and who remained, with us till the very last .. her family and Maa ji’s families were very dear friends in erstwhile pre partition Punjab ..”
His note continued, “Kamini ji’s elder sister was a very close friend of Maaji .. they were classmates, and a most joyous bunch of like minded friends .. the elder sister passed away regretfully in an accident, and as per the tradition of the times, in such an unfortunate situation, the sister of the deceased was married to the bereaved husband, her brother-in law ..”
Praising her for her talent and warmth, the actor added, “A most pleasant warm affectionate and talented artist, has left us .. at the age of 98 .. an era of great remembrance gone .. not just for the film fraternity, but as a member of the friends fraternity .. One by one they all are leaving us .. a most sad moment, filled only now with condolence and prayer .. .. her legendary performances of those early days, now just memories ..”
Kamini Kaushal was considered as one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema. She made her debut in 1946 with the film Neecha Nagar, for which she won the 1946 Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The actress played the lead actress in films such as Do Bhai (1947), Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Shabnam (1949), Paras (1949) and Namoona (1949) among others. Kamini moved to playing character roles with Manoj Kumar’s Shaheed (1965). She later played mother in all his films from Upkar (1967), Purab Aur Paschim (1971), Sanyasi(1975), Shor (1972), Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Dus Numbari (1976) and Santosh (1989).
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