In sad turn of events, veteran Bollywood actress Nimmi passed away on Wednesday evening after prolonged illness. She was 87. Due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown owing to Coronavirus, there is uncertainty if her funeral will be a closed door affair or not, which is touted to be tomorrow in Juhu.

Nimmi’s brother-in-law Ijhar Hussain informed a leading daily, “She had been unwell for some time now. We had celebrated her 87th birthday on March 18. We will be having the last rites tomorrow but are yet to decide on how to do the funeral considering the body cannot be brought to the society due to COVID-19 and also we aren’t sure how many people can gather for the funeral. We will take a decision tonight.”

Nimmi acted in films during the 1950s and 1960s. Her prominent roles were in  Aan, Mere Mehboob, Uran Khatola, Kundan, and Pooja Ke Phool.

Nimmi was married to screenwriter and director S Ali Raza who died in 2007. The couple had no children. 

(Source: Indian Express)