Veteran Bollywood actress Reema Lagoo passes away

MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood actress, Reema Lagoo died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai today (Thursday). She was 59.

Reema Lagoo was rushed to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai shortly after midnight. She had complained of chest pain, family sources said.

Speaking to Press trust of India, Reema Lagoo’s son-in-law Vinay Waikul said lagoo was complaining of chest pain so they took her to hospital around 1:00 AM. She passed away due to a heart attack around 3.15 AM.

Lagoo’s career spans over four decades. She was famous for playing mother roles in movies like ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ and ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’.

Reema’s colleagues took to twitter to condole her sad demise.

RIP. Worked in quite a few films. Reema Lagoo. Good friend. Heartfelt condolences pic.twitter.com/GItoweLzsR

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 18, 2017

We said goodbye to one another over the phone with a promise to meet again. Sad that did not happen.I thought we had time. I was wrong!! https://t.co/thuKezy4n7

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) May 18, 2017

Shocked & saddened. Reema Lagoo ji will be missed. She will always be remembered for her iconic roles in cinema & on stage. RIP

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 18, 2017

RIP #ReemaLagoo such a loss to art and cinema. You are and will always be our favourite screen mom. My condolences to the family. 

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 18, 2017

Saddened to hear about the demise of #ReemaLagoo, had the opportunity to work with her...a fine actress and person.Prayers to the family

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 18, 2017