Yesteryear star Kumkum passes away

Mumbai, July 28 Veteran actor Kumkum (86), who featured in classic Hindi movies such as CID and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday. Kumkum, whose real name was Zaibunnissa, died at around 11.30 am at her Bandra residence due to...

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Updated At : 12:53 PM Jul 29, 2020 IST

Mumbai, July 28

Veteran actor Kumkum (86), who featured in classic Hindi movies such as CID and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday. Kumkum, whose real name was Zaibunnissa, died at around 11.30 am at her Bandra residence due to age-related issues, her sister-in-law Shenaz said.

Mourning the death, singing legend Lata Mangeshkar tweeted, “I’m really sad. May her soul rest in peace.”

Actor Jaaved Jaffery and producer Naved Jafri paid tributes to her on Twitter. Their father Jagdeep also died earlier this month.

Naved said the film industry “lost another gem” in Kumkum’s death — PTI

Yesteryear star Kumkum passes away

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