- Veteran actor Tabassum passed away on Friday.
- She was 78.
- She had a long career as a child actor before becoming famous as the host of the first TV discussion show on Indian television.
Veteran actor Tabassum passed away on Friday. She had a long career as a child actor before becoming famous as the host of the first TV discussion show on Indian television, Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan on Doordarshan. She was 78.
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“Few days ago, she was admitted to a hospital. She had gastro problem and we went there for check-up. She suffered two cardiac attacks at 8.40 pm and 8.42 pm. She passed away peacefully on Friday night,” her son Hoshang Govil said.
A report also quoted him as saying, “She was absolutely healthy. We shot for our show 10 days ago. And were about to shoot again next week. It happened all of a sudden.”
Madhur Bhandarkar said on Twitter, “Sad to hear the demise of veteran actress & anchor Tabassum ji. As a kid we used to watch her famous show on @DDNational Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. My heartfelt condolences to her Family Members & Admirers. #OmShanti.”
Tabassum, often known as Baby Tabassum, began acting as a child artist in movies in 1947. She got her start in the business in the late 1940s with movies like Nargis, Mera Suhaag, Manjhdhar, and Bari Behen. She even had a role in the 1952 movie Baiju Bawra and appeared in Mughal-e-Azam as Meena Kumari’s younger self. Later, as an adult, she appeared in movies like Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986), Naache Mayuri (1986), Sur Sangam (1985), and Gambler (1971).
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From 1972 to 1993, she served as the host of the celebrity chat show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan on Doordarshan. In 2006, she returned to television with the episode of Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam from Rajshri Productions. She served as the Grihalaxmi magazine’s editor as well.
