Swades actor Kishori Ballal dies at 82

Kishori Ballal, a veteran Kannada actor who also worked with Shah Rukh Khan in Swades, has died.

Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal, who had acted in over 75 movies and left an indelible mark with her role in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Swades, died on Tuesday at the age of 82. The actor died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here, family sources said.

Kishori Ballal played Shah Rukh Khan’s nanny in Swades for whom he comes back to India.

Born in Dakshina Kannada district, Ballal made acting debut with 1960’s Ivalentha Hendathi and in her five-decade-long career, she worked in over 75 movies across different languages such as Kahi , Hani Hani , Suryakanthi , Carry On Maratha and Quick Gun Murugun . In the Hindi film industry, Ballal is best known for playing Kaveri Amma, a motherly figure to Shah Rukh’s Mohan Bhargava in Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2004 critically-acclaimed feature Swades .

She also appeared in Rani Mukerji’s Aiyyaa and Deepika Padukone’s Lafangey Parindey . She was married to Bharatanatyam dancer N Sripathi Ballal.

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Popular Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar tweeted, Veteran artist Kishori Ballal amma is no more, RIP.

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