Veteran actress Smriti Biswas dies at 100

Veteran actor Smriti Biswas, who worked in a number of Hindi, Marathi and Bengali films, has died at her residence in Maharashtra's Nashik city, sources said on Thursday. Veteran actor Smriti Biswas, who worked in a number of Hindi, Marathi and Bengali films, has died at her residence in Maharashtra's Nashik city, news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Thursday.

Biswas, 100, breathed her last late on Wednesday night following age-related issues, they said. A noted yesteryear actor, she was living



in a one-room-kitchen rented flat in Nashik Road area.

Film Heritage Foundation on Instagram shared a post informing the news of the demise of the veteran actress. ''FHF was deeply saddened to hear of the passing away of yesteryear actress Smriti Biswas yesterday. Smriti Biswas, who celebrated her centenary in February this year, was one of the most vivacious and attractive actors in the 1940s and 50s, often playing spirited vamps, parallel or second lead heroines in films,'' FHF wrote in the caption to the post.