Photograph of actors Kamini Kaushal and Dharmendra goes viral. Here’s why

Veteran Bollywood actress Kamini Kaushal, who was known for being India’s oldest living actor, has died at the age of 98.

Kaushal was one of the most popular actors of the 1950s and one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1940s. Her death marks the end of an era of films. Her family is yet to issue an official statement. A close family friend, Sajan Narain, confirmed her death to PTI.

Soon after Kaushal's death was announced, an image of actor Dharmendra with her started to go viral on Instagram. The photograph shared by the Sholay actor himself, about four years ago, featured the two actors speaking to each other. In the caption, Dharmendra wrote, “My first meeting with the heroine of my first film, Shaheed, Kamini Kaushal. There is happiness on both our faces; it was an introduction full of love.”

However, Dharmendra did not star in Shaheed. The octogenarian probably meant that it was the first film he watched of the actress. The two went on to actually co-star in the films Aadmi Aur Insaan, Khuda Kasam and Yakeen.

Dharmendra was recently discharged from a hospital he was admitted after facing health issues and being put on life support.

Kamini Kaushal

Kaushal made her debut in Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar 1946 which won the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

The star later became known for classics like Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Ziddi (1948), Shabnam (1949), Biraj Bahu (1954), Jailor (1958), and Shaheed (1965).

She made her last appearance in Aamir Khan's film Laal Singh Chaddha.

She was born as Uma Sood on February 24, 1927, in Lahore, Punjab. After her elder sister died in a car accident, she married her brother-in-law -law as she had promised to take care of her two daughters.

There were also talks that she and her co-star Dilip Kumar were in love with each other; however, she had declined his proposals due to her marriage.

She was one of the first and few actresses to keep working even after her marriage.

In 1989, she hosted a popular puppet show on the national channel Doordarshan. She also used to write children’s stories in the magazine Paraag.

Kaushal was the first lead heroine, the iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar ever sang for.

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