Veteran actor Tabassum who received fame through first ever TV talk show in India Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan aired on Doordarshan, passed away at 78 Friday. She always worked as a child artist.
“Few days ago, she was admitted to a hospital. She had gastro problem and we went there for check-up. She suffered two cardiac attacks at 8.40 pm and 8.42 pm. She passed away peacefully on Friday night,” her son Hoshang Govil mentioned in a statement to PTI.
As per quoted by him recorded by the Indian Express, “She was absolutely healthy. We shot for our show 10 days ago. And were about to shoot again next week. It happened all of a sudden.”
Madhur Bhandarkar wrote on Twitter, “Sad to hear the demise of veteran actress & anchor Tabassum ji. As a kid we used to watch her famous show on @DDNational Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. My heartfelt condolences to her Family Members & Admirers. #OmShanti.”
Tabassum sstarted her stint as a child actor in 1947 and was called by the stage name of Baby Tabassum. She featured in films like Nargis, Mera Suhaag, Manjhdhar and Bari Behen in the late 1940s. She also played Meena Kumari’s childhood role in the 1952 Baiju Bawra and later starred in Mughal-e-Azam. as an adult she starred in Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986), Naache Mayuri (1986), Sur Sangam (1985), Gambler (1971).
Her celebrity talk show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan aired from 1972 to 1993 on Doordarshan. She made her comeback in television with Rajshri Productions’ show Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam in 2006. She also worked as an editor at the Hindi magazine, Grihalaxmi.
