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Raid actress Pushpa Joshi dies at 85

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: November 29, 2019 12:59 IST

Pushpa Joshi who marked her Bollywood debut at the age of 85 in Ajay Devgn starrer 'Raid' died on Tuesday. Her portrayal of Saurabh Shukla's mother in the film capitulated her into limelight.

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Pushpa Joshi who marked her Bollywood debut at the age of 85 in Ajay Devgn starrer 'Raid' died on Tuesday. Her portrayal of Saurabh Shukla's mother in the film capitulated her into limelight and her acting prowess was appreciated by audience as well. She was also part of the advertisment for glue brand Fevikwik. The director of Raid, Raj Kumar shared the news about her sad demise on Twitter with a heartfelt post. Along with the post he also shared a picture were he was snapped posing with the late actress.  Check out Raj Kumar's emotional post here... 

Casting director Shikha Pradeep also penned a touching note on social media, remembering the Pushpa Joshi wherein she wrote, “The oldest debutant in Hindi cinema who at the age of 85 started her acting career with the movie Raid , played so many characters with such a ease be it in films or it is in tvcs (Fevikwik dadi) where I got a chance to cast her and many other different roles that everyone fell in love with her On 26th Nov’19 she breathed her last, we lost this shining star forever Farewell Pushpaji, Rest in peace.” Internet had popularly tagged Pushpa Joshi as ‘Swag wali dadi’.   

Tags: Ajay DevgnRaj KumarRaj Kumar GuptaRaidDadi Ji
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