Veteran artist Tabassum Govil passed away on Friday night.
Her family confirmed the cause of her death to be cardiac arrest. At the age of 78, the renowned actor passed away in a Mumbai hospital. She had two heart attacks on Friday night, the first around 8:40 and the second at 8:42.
The actress, who had been experiencing health concerns for the past few days, was subsequently admitted to a Mumbai hospital a few days ago.
Soon after being discharged, she returned back to the hospital on Friday night. Then, in a matter of two minutes, she suffered two cardiac arrests.
Hoshang Govil, the late actor’s son, claims that his mother wanted to wait until her final rites were carried out before telling anyone about her passing. Her last rites were conducted on Saturday in Mumbai, according to the family.
On November 21, the grieving family will hold a prayer gathering in her honour. The prayer gathering will take place at Arya Samaj in Santacruz, Mumbai.
The most well-known performance of Kiran Bala Sachdeva, better known by her stage name Tabassum, was in the programme “Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan.” As “Baby Tabassum,” a child actor, the veteran actress made her debut in 1947.
