New Delhi: Veteran film and TV actor Bhairavi Vaidya, who was seen in Salman Khan’s 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' and Aishwarya Rai’s 'Taal', died on October 8. She was 67. Bhairavi had been reportedly battling cancer for the past half-year.
Bhairavi had a career spanning a total of 45 years and was last seen in the TV show 'Nima Denzongpa'. Her co-actor from the TV show Surabhi Das confirmed Bhairavi's death to India Today and said, “I am really saddened by the news of her passing away. I shared great times with her on sets.”
Bhairavir's another co-star from the show Nishi Saxena, who played Bhairavi's grand daughter in the show, told ETimes, "Bhairaviji was very close to me. It was such a shock when I came to know that she was not in this world anymore. She played my dadi in my last show Nima Denzongpa. I remember how we used to book the same cab for Naigaon. Our shoot was there and we used to travel together. We had so much fun in the cab rides, we used to also meet at Tiwari Jis in Juhu and other spots. It feels like yesterday that I went to her home in Ganpati and now she is not here with us. I just pray wherever she is, she is happy and may her soul rest in peace. Yes, it is still a shock and we are still processing it."
CINTAA took to Twitter on October 8 to pay its condolence, “CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Bhairavi Vaidya (Member since 2005).”
Apart from Hindi films and television, Bhairavi also worked in the Gujarati film industry.