Zohra Sehgal dies at 102, last rites begin in Delhi

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The last rites of dancer and actress Zohra Sehgal are being held at New Delhi's Lodhi Road crematorium. Ms Sehgal died in hospital yesterday at the age of 102. .

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    The last rites of dancer and actress Zohra Sehgal are being held at New Delhi's Lodhi Road crematorium. Ms Sehgal died in hospital yesterday at the age of 102.

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    Actress and former dancer Zohra Sehgal died at a hospital in New Delhi today. She was 102. Ms Sehgal, born on April 27, 1912, started her career as a dancer in choreographer Uday Shankar's troupe. From 1935 to 1943, she was a leading dancer with the troupe and performed across the world including in USA and Japan.

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    Veteran actor Zohra Sehgal passed away in New Delhi on Thursday.

    A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Sehgal breathed her last at Max hospital here around 4:30 PM.

    'She died of a cardiac arrest this afternoon. She was unwell for last three-four days,' daughter Kiran told PTI.

    Sehgal would be cremated tomorrow at 11 AM at the Lodhi Road crematorium.

    The news was broken in the night by historian Irfan Habib who tweeted, 'Just confirmed that Zohra Aapa is no more.'

    In another tweet, he said, 'Extremely sad to know about d passing away of Zohra Sehgal, a woman who lived a full life on her own terms. Great loss to art and culture. RIP.'

    Sehgal, a vivacious personality, started her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar in 1935. She had appeared in many Bollywood films as a character actor as well as in English language films besides television series and plays.

    Often called the grand old lady of Bollywood, she last appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya' in 2007.

    Offering his condolences, megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted,'Zohra Sehgal passes away at 102 yrs ..what a journey and what an immensely loveable co star ! Prayers for her blessed soul !!'

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    Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal died here Thursday of cardiac arrest at the age of 102, a family member said. A heart patient, Sehgal was admitted to the Max Hospital in south Delhi's Saket area after being diagnosed with pneumonia Wednesday. She died of a heart attack at 4.30 p.m. Thursday. Sehwal was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya' in 2007. where she played charater named Lillian aka Lillipop a land lady of Ranbir Kapoor. She will be cremented at Lodhi Road crematorium on Friday in New Delhi. Offering his condolences, megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted,'Zohra Sehgal passes away at 102 yrs ..what a journey and what an immensely loveable co star ! Prayers for her blessed soul !!'

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    Family and friends bid farewell to veteran actress Zohra Sehgal, who was cremated in New Delhi on Friday. The last rites of the 102-year-old actress were performed at the Lodhi Road crematorium by her son Pawan in the presence of her daughter Kiran and grandchildren.

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