Actor Gita Siddharth passes away

Mumbai, December 15

Veteran actor Gita Siddharth, who featured in films such as ‘Garam Hawa’, ‘Parichay’, ‘Sholay’ and ‘Trishul’, has passed away. She breathed her last on Saturday morning.

The cause of her death is yet to be ascertained. Gita was best known for her role in MS Sathyu’s 1973 National Award-winning film Garam Hawa. She essayed the role of Amina, the daughter of Balraj Sahni’s Salim, in the post-Partition Agra-set film.

In Gulzar’s ‘Parichay’, she featured alongside Jeetendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran and Sanjeev Kumar.

Her other film credits include critically acclaimed movies such as ‘Noorie’, ‘Arth’ and ‘Mandi’, among others.

Gita was married to documentary maker, television producer and presenter Siddharth Kak, known for his show ‘Surabhi’ in the 90s. They have a daughter, Antara, who is a film director and producer. — PTI