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Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Kangana Ranaut mourn death of 'shooter dadi' Chandro Tomar: 'No please no'
Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Kangana Ranaut and Randeep Hooda mourned the death of shooter Chandro Tomar. Earlier, this week Chandro had tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to a hospital.
Actors Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Kangana Ranaut and Randeep Hooda on Friday mourned the death of shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed Shooter Dadi. Earlier this week, Chandro had tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to a hospital due to difficulty in breathing.
Taking to Twitter, Taapsee shared a throwback picture with the octogenarian and captioned her post, "For the inspiration you will always be... You will live on forever in all the girls you gave hope to live. My cutest rockstar May the and peace be with you."
Bhumi shared a series of pictures on Instagram and wrote, "Chandro Dadi Am so saddened by the demise of Chandro Tomar dadi Aka Shooter Dadi Chandro. Truly feels like a part of me has gone. A part of family has gone. She lived a life full of greatness and impacted so many lives. Questioned patriarchy and broke every shackle of ageism. Her legacy will live on in all those girls whom she became a roll model for."
"I feel extremely lucky that I got a chance to portray her on screen. It was this process of becoming her that taught me so much about life and being a woman. It felt like I am her. Courage, compassion, kindness and a smile on her is how she lived her life. A ace air pistol shooter, a phenomenal teacher a voracious speaker and a nurturer. She will be missed deeply. My condolences to her family and all her well wishers :) #TannBudhaHotaHaiMannBudhaNahiHota," she concluded.
Bhumi also issued a statement saying, "It is completely devastating to know that Chandro dadi is not with us anymore. It really feels like a very big personal loss. She was someone who lived a very full filling life. She made her own rules, paved her own path and she had a beautiful sisterhood and a beautiful partnership with Prakashi dadi and together they left an impact on so many lives. I feel so fortunate to have played her character, got a chance to learn about life from her and she has left a very big part of herself with me."
She also added, "My condolences to the family and everybody who’s life she impacted because I know there will be many who will be grieving her passing away today. But she always said tann buddha hota hai, mann buddha nai hota. I know in spirit she will always be with us because her teachings is going to be with us. She will thoroughly be missed."
Kangana re-shared a tweet by Golfer Arjun Bhati captioning it, "No please no....."
Actor Randeep Hooda also mourned her death and tweeted a picture with her.
A day before, the Twitter account of the 89-year-old legendary shooter posted the development, "Dadi Chandro Tomar has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital due to breathing problem. God protect all - Family." She hailed from the Baghpat village in Uttar Pradesh.
She was already above 60 when she picked up the gun for the first time. Chandro won many awards in the senior citizen category including Stri Shakti Sanman presented by the President of India. She also won many national competitions along with her sister Prakashi Tomar, inspiring a Bollywood movie on them. Taapsee and Bhumi played their roles in the biopic Saand Ki Aankh.
