Mumbai, April 6 – Bollywood star Jackie Shroff paid tribute to the legendary actress Suchitra Sen on her 95th birth anniversary on April 6.
The actor shared a beautiful portrait picture of the late actress on his social media account.
In the picture shared by Jackie, Suchitra Sen was seen in a classic black and white close-up, which seemed like a still from one of her movies.
As the background track of the post, Jackie used Suchitra Sen’s iconic song, “Rahe Na Rahe Hum” by the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar.
The song is from the movie “Mamta”, which is considered one of Suchitra Sen's finest works to date.
Talking about Suchitra Sen, the actress was known as one of the most celebrated celebrities of her time, and was primarily active in Bollywood from the 1950s to 1970s era of Bollywood.
During her era, she was at par with her contemporaries and leading actresses like Vaijayanthimala, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rahman, and others.
The legendary actress had starred in movies like “Aandhi”, “Devdas”, “Mamta”, and others.
On the personal front, Suchitra Sen was the mother of actress Moonmoon Sen, and the grandmother of actresses Raima Sen and Riya Sen.
The legendary actress passed away on January 17, 2014.
Her granddaughter, Raima Sen, on the occasion of her grandmoth's birth anniversary on Monday, paid tribute by sharing a black and white picture of herself.
In the picture shared by Raima on her social media account, she was seen in a retro look, striking a resemblance with her grandmother from her younger days in Bollywood.
She captioned the post, “In loving memory of my Amma.”
