Vetaran actor Reema Lagoo took he last breathe on Wedenesday night when she was shooting for her ongoing serial Naamkaran which airs on Star Plus. After she complained of chest pain, she was rushed to nearly Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri, Mumbai.
The actress had worked with many actors from the film industry. She started to work in serial recently, earlier she was a senior actress in the film industry. She started her career in Hindi and Marathi films in the late 1970s and early 80s. She was best known for playing the on-screen mother to protagonists in hit films like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’. Reema Lagoo also did notable work in television in popular shows like ‘Tu Tu Main Main’ and ‘Shriman Shrimati’.
She was a daughter of Marathi stage actress Mandakini Bhadbhade. While her acting prowess were noted even when she was a student in Pune, she started acting on stage after completing school. She soon started acting in Hindi and Marathi film. She gained prominence once she started doing mother’s roles in Hindi films, the first of such character roles was as the mother of Juhi Chawla in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. In fact, after playing Salman Khan’s mother’s roles in multiple blockbusters, many thought of her as his real-life mother! Another of her famous role was as Sanjay Dutt’s mother in Vaastav who kills her son. Reema Lagoo won four Filmfare awards in the supporting actress category.
In her personal life, she was married to Marathi actor Vivek Lagoo. The couple has a daughter, Mrunmayee, together who is also an actress. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh also tweeted about her sad demise
Shocked and saddened to learn of #ReemaLagoo ji’s demise… A wonderful person… You will be missed, Reema ji… RIP.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2017
Many of her co-actors took to Twitter to show condolence to her death.
Rishi Kapoor Tweeted about her death
RIP. Worked in quite a few films. Reema Lagoo. Good friend. Heartfelt condolences pic.twitter.com/GItoweLzsR
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 18, 2017
The famous Journalist Faridoon Shahryar also tweeted about the veteran actress
Reema Lagoo ji was an extremely competent actress and most certainly 58 is too young an age to leave the world.May she rest in peace!!
— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) May 18, 2017
I saw #MainePyaarKiya recently on a flight n was amazed by Reema Lagoo ji’s charm who played @BeingSalmanKhan ‘s mom to perfection…
— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) May 18, 2017
Priyanka Chopra also showed condolence towards her sad demise
RIP #ReemaLagoo such a loss to art and cinema. You are and will always be our favourite screen mom. My condolences to the family. ??
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 18, 2017
Her funeral will take place today. Rest information are not updated yet. We show condolence towards the great lady.
