‘Swades’ actor Kishori Ballal passes away

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Updated At : 12:13 PM Feb 19, 2020 IST

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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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