'Garam Hawa', 'Sholay' actor Gita Siddharth passes away

Mumbai: Veteran actor Gita Siddharth, who featured in films such as “Garam Hawa”, “Parichay”, “Sholay” and “Trishul”, has passed away.

The news of her demise was confirmed by the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) on Twitter. She breathed her last on Saturday morning.

“#CINTAA expresses it’s deepest condolence on the demise of Smt. Gita Siddharth (Member Since: May 1970),” read the tweet from the film body.

The cause of her death is yet to be ascertained.

Gita broke out with MS Sathyu’s 1973 National Award-winning film “Garm 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 the likes of Jeetendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran and Sanjeev Kumar.

Her other film credits include critically acclaimed movies such as “Sholay” ,”Trishul”, “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.