Bengaluru, February 18
Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal, who acted in over 75 movies and left an indelible mark with her role in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Swades”, died on Tuesday at the age of 82 due to age-related ailments.
Ballal began her acting career with 1960’s “Ivalentha Hendathi. In her five-decade-long career, she worked in over 75 movies across different languages. In the Hindi film industry, Ballal is best known for playing Kaveri Amma, a motherly figure to Shah Rukh’s Mohan Bhargava in Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2004 critically acclaimed feature “Swades”. She also appeared in Rani Mukerji’s “Aiyyaa” and Deepika Padukone’s “Lafangey Parindey”.
Gowariker posted a tribute on Twitter, saying he was “heartbroken”. — PTI
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