Pushpa Joshi, who made her Bollywood debut at 85, passes away

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Pushpa Joshi, who made her Bollywood debut at 85, passes away
Pushpa Joshi, who made her Bollywood debut at 85, passes away

Mumbai : Actress Pushpa Joshi, who had made her Bollywood debut with Ajay Devgn's Raid at the age of 85, passed away on November 26.

In the movie, she had played the character of Saurabh Shukla's mother and was praised for her performance.

'Raid' director Raj Kumar Gupta shared the news of her sad demise on Twitter with an emotional post. “Very sad to hear about the passing away of Pushpa Joshi ji. One of the highlights of my directing career was watching you perform in RAID. You were a live wire on and off the sets. Wherever you are you will be smiling and spreading happiness Dadi ji. We will miss you. RIP.” He also attached a picture of her in the post.



Casting director Shikha Pradeep also penned a touching note on social media, remembering the ‘oldest debutant’ she wrote, “The oldest debutant in Hindi cinema who at the age of 85 started her acting career with the movie Raid , played so many characters with such a ease be it in films or it is in tvcs (Fevikwik dadi) where I got a chance to cast her and many other different roles that everyone fell in love with her On 26th Nov’19 she breathed her last, we lost this shining star forever Farewell Pushpaji, Rest in peace.”