RIP Sulabha Deshpande! Lata Mangeshkar, Rishi Kapoor & other Bollywood stars mourn death of veteran actress on Twitter

Mumbai: Members of Hindi film fraternity like Lata Mangeshkar, Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Anil Kapoor took to Twitter to mourn the demise of veteran theatre and film actor Sulabha Deshpande, who passed away on Saturday following a prolonged illness. RIP! Veteran actress Sulabha Deshpande no more, she was 79 The last rites of Sulabha, who died at her home here, will take place on Sunday afternoon. The actress, who was 80, is known for films including "Bhumika", "Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan", "English Vinglish" as well as many TV serials and plays. RIP Razak Khan! Bollywood mourns comedian’s sudden demise! Over the years, Sulabha acted in scores of movies, mainly in lovable mother or grandmother roles in both Hindi and Marathi films, besides key roles in several TV serials and Marathi theatre, her first love and earned critical acclaim as well as audience approval. Here is what the stars tweeted to express their grief: Lata Mangeshkar: Today my favourite actress died. She had worked in my film 'Jait Re Jait'. Sulabha was a very talented actress. Her demise is a major loss to our film industry. It saddens me...May her soul rest in peace."

Bahut acchi Abhinetri Sulabha Deshpande ji aaj hamare bich nahi rahi.Mujhe bahut dukh hai,unke (cont) https://t.co/b6hz7TClQL

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) June 4, 2016

Rishi Kapoor: RIP. Sulabha Deshpande. Worked with both her and her late husband Arvind Deshpande in the film "Duniya".

RIP. Sulbha Deshpande. Worked with both her and her late husband Arvind Deshpande in the film "Duniya" pic.twitter.com/bQJzivUQTl — Rains!Where are you? (@chintskap) June 4, 2016

Madhuri Dixit Nene: Sad to know about the demise of Sulabha Deshpandeji. What a lovely, warm person and wonderful actress!

Sad to know about the demise of Sulabha Deshpandeji. What a lovely, warm person and wonderful actress! Also RIP boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) June 4, 2016

Richa Chadha: Day of colossal losses. RIP Muhammad Ali, Sasha Shulgin and Sulabha Deshpande.

Day of colossal losses. RIP Mohammad Ali, Sasha Shulgin and Sulabha Deshpande :( — RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) June 4, 2016

Riteish Deshmukh: RIP Sulbha Deshpande Ji - you will be missed ... Thank you for everything ... Condolences to the family.

RIP Sulbha Deshpande Ji - you will be missed .. Thank u for everything ... Condolences to the family. https://t.co/ULBm631UgL

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) June 4, 2016

Anil Kapoor: Sulabha Deshpande had that rare ability to express volumes with just a meaningful look... a great and deep loss for theatre and films! RIP.

#SulbhaDeshpande had that rare ability to express volumes with just a meaningful look...a great & deep loss for theatre & films! #RIP — Jai Singh Rathore (@AnilKapoor) June 4, 2016

Madhur Bhandarkar: Sad to hear about Sulabha Deshpande. Will always be remembered for her immense Contribution to Marathi theatre and Hindi Cinema. RIP.

Sad to hear about Sulabha Deshpande. Will always be remembered for her immense Contribution to Marathi theatre & Hindi Cinema. #RIP

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) June 4, 2016

Sonu Nigam: Her union with Arvind Deshpande ji today after 27 years. RIP Sulabha Deshpande ji.

Oh really? Magnificent presence. Her Union with Arvind Deshpande ji today after 27 years..RIP Sulabha Deshpande ji. https://t.co/NqB53p3WSS — Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) June 4, 2016

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