BSH NEWS
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Vatsala
Deshmukh,
the
veteran
Marathi
actress
who
is
best
known
for
her
versatility
on-screen,
passed
away.
As
per
the
reports,
the
92-year-old
breathed
her
last
on
March
12,
Saturday
due
to
age-related
complications.
Vatsala
Deshmukh
was
the
mother
of
the
renowned
Marathi
actress
Ranjana
Deshmukh,
who
passed
away
in
March
2000.
“The
departure
of
Harunnari
actresses
like
Vatsala
Deshmukh
has
created
a
huge
void
in
the
film
industry
and
a
heartfelt
tribute
on
behalf
of
Maharashtra
Navnirman
Chitrapat
Karmachari
Sena,” wrote
MNS
Chitrapat
Sena
President
Ameya
Khopkar,
who
mourned
the
demise
of
the
legendary
actress
on
his
official
social
media
handles.
Vatsala
Deshmukh
made
her
debut
in
cinema
with
the
1956-released
Hindi
film
Toofan
Aur
Deeya,
as
a
dancer.
She
later
appeared
in
the
popular
film
Navrang,
which
was
directed
by
her
brother-in-law,
the
veteran
filmmaker
V
Shantharam.
In
a
career
that
spanned
over
4
decades,
Vatsala
Deshmukh
has
played
a
large
variety
of
roles
including
the
supporting,
comic,
and
antagonist
characters.
The
veteran
actress
was
the
daughter
of
Sridharpant
Deshmukh,
who
was
a
theatre
artist
who
worked
with
Bapurao
Pendharkar’s
Lalith
Kaladhar’s
company.
He
had
played
major
roles
in
some
of
the
most
prominent
plays
of
that
time.
After
shifting
his
base
to
Mumbai,
Sridharpant
Deshmukh
had
acted
in
a
few
films
as
well.
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Vatsala
Deshmukh’s
only
daughter
Ranjana
Deshmukh
was
one
of
the
leading
actresses
of
Marathi
Cinema
in
the
1970s
and
80s.
However,
her
career
came
to
an
abrupt
end
after
she
met
with
a
major
accident
in
1987.
Ranjana
passed
away
in
2000
at
the
age
of
45,
following
a
massive
heart
attack.