Veteran actor Smriti Biswas dies at 100

The actress, who started her film career in 1930, worked in many good films until the 1960s.

Mumbai: On July 3rd, veteran actor Smriti Biswas died at the age of 100 in Nashik, Maharashtra. She was mainly known for her acting in Bengali, Marathi, and Hindi. 

According to reports, breathed her last at Nashik and died due to age related illness. She worked in the movies like “Bhagam Bhaag” “Dwanda” and many others.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta took to his instagram handle to confirm this news and paid a to tribute her. He wrote “Go away in peace and to a happier place, dear Smritiji”. With this Mehta shared the sets of photos of her and thanked her for blessing people’s live.

Smriti had shifted from Mumbai to Nashik 28 years ago to live with her Christian missionary sister. She struggled with poverty in her last days.

The actress, who started her film career in 1930, worked in many good films until the 1960s.

Smriti Biswas started her career as a child artist. She debuted with the Bengali film Sandhya and then appeared in many films. The actress worked with many legendary film makers, including names like Guru Dutt, V Shantaram, Mrinal Sen, Bimal Roy, BR Chopra, and Raj Kapoor.

Smriti worked on films with many legendary actors. She appeared on screen with Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, and Balraj Sahni. She was last seen in the Hindi film Model Girl (1960). After this, she married filmmaker SD Narang and said goodbye to acting. Smriti has two sons, Rajiv and Satyajit.