Veteran actor Sulochana passes away at 94

Veteran actor Sulochana, who featured in more than 250 Hindi and 50 Marathi films, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday due to age related issues. She was 94.

Sulochana began her career with Marathi films in the early 1940s and soon moved to Hindi films, where she essayed several mother roles in movies like Shammi Kapoor’s Dil Dekhe Dekho, Dilip Kumar’s Aadmi and Dev Anand’s Jhonny Mera Naam among others.

Her daughter Kanchan Ghanekar confirmed her death with Indianexpress.com and said, “She had age related health issues and breathing difficulties. She died this evening at 6pm.” According to a family statement, her ‘antim darshan’ will be held at her Prabhadevi residence in the city. Her cremation will be held on Monday at 5:30 pm at Shivaji Park crematorium.

Other credits of the actor include Kora Kagaz, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar–in which she played Vinod Khanna’s mother–, Himmatwala and Andar Baahar, in which she played Jackie Shroff’s mother.

Sulochana and Vinod Khanna in Garam Khoon.

Sulochana featured in several films starring Dev Anand–including Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai, Duniya and Amir Garib among others– where she played either his mother or a relative. The actor also had a long collaboration with Rajesh Khanna, and featured in some of his films like Bahraon Ke Sapne, Kati Patang, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Prem Nagar and Adhikar among others.

Sulochana, whose Marathi titles include Sasurvas, Vahinichya Bangdya, Meeth Bhakar, and Dhakti Jau, was honoured with Padma Shri in 1999.