Veteran actor Tabassum passes away, condolences are flooding in
Bollywood pays respect after Tabassum's passing with Madhur Bhandarkar and Ranvir Shorey.
BollywoodMDB Team | Updated On: Nov 20, 2022 02:10 PM IST
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Veteran actor Tabassum passed away. Tabassum started her career at age three and rose to fame through her show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. She is best known for a few roles she played as a child actor and her well-liked celebrity chat show as an adult. She was 78. Soon after word of her passing spread, tributes started to stream in.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar
The director Madhur Bhandarkar said, “Sad to hear the demise of Veteran Actress & Anchor Tabassum ji. As a kid we used to watch her famous show on DDNational Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. My heartfelt condolences to her Family Members & Admirers. #OmShanti.”
Sad to hear the demise of Veteran Actress & Anchor Tabassum ji. As a kid we used to watch her famous show on DDNational Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. My heartfelt condolences to her Family Members & Admirers. #OmShanti ???? https://t.co/qmACx1OjeB
— Madhur Bhandarkar ( imbhandarkar) November 19, 2022
Ranvir Shorey
Actor Ranvir Shorey tweeted, “Oh no. Another invaluable piece of my childhood gone! ‘Phool Khile Hain Gulshan-Gulshan’ is the first celebrity chat show I remember, and the affable Tabassum ji was always such a delight to watch. May her soul rest in peace.”
Oh no. Another invaluable piece of my childhood gone! ‘Phool Khile Hain Gulshan-Gulshan’ is the first celebrity chat show I remember, and the affable Tabassum ji was always such a delight to watch. May her soul rest in peace. ???????????? https://t.co/SHVGoRCR8d
— Ranvir Shorey ( RanvirShorey) November 19, 2022
The Cine and TV Artiste's Association
In a social media message, the Cine and TV Artiste's Association expressed its sympathies on Tabassum's passing (she had been a member since 1994).
#CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Tabassum (Member since 1994)
— CINTAA_Official ( CintaaOfficial) November 19, 2022
.#cintaa #condolences #rip #riptabassum #restinpeace #heartfeltcondolences #condolencestothefamily pic.twitter.com/pbdqGtjRqg
Naved Jafri
A tweet by Naved Jafri said, “Her smile put a smile on millions of faces.The room lit up with her persona and radiant smile.Always full of positive energy. A brilliant speaker,writer &poet.She was family and we will always miss tabassumgovil aunty.”
Her smile put a smile on millions of faces.The room lit up with her persona and radiant smile.Always full of positive energy. A brilliant speaker,writer &poet.She was family and we will always miss tabassumgovil aunty ????. #tabassum #riptabassum pic.twitter.com/81o7sQ8wJ5
— Naved Jafri ( NavedJafri_BOO) November 19, 2022
Filmmaker Ashok Pandit
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said, ”No words can do justice to your voice & ever smiling personality. Never saw her sad. Always full of positive energies which she used to spread around. Will miss you #Tabassum ji. A great loss to d film & tv industry. Heartfelt condolences to the family. ॐ शान्ति !.”
No words can do justice to your voice & ever smiling personality .
— Ashoke Pandit ( ashokepandit) November 19, 2022
Never saw her sad . Always full of positive energies which she used to spread around .
Will miss you #Tabassum ji .
A great loss to d film & tv industry .
Heartfelt condolences to the family .
ॐ शान्ति !
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Tabassum made her cinematic debut as a child actor in 1947 with the movie Nargis, then appeared in Mera Suhaag, Manjhdhar, and Bari Behen (1949). When Deedar afterwards (1951). Her last movie role was in Swarg (1990).
