Mumbai, March 6: Veteran actor Shammi, who acted in over 200 films and some popular television serials and was known for her impeccable comic timing, died today after a prolonged illness. She was 89. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to social media to express his grief over her demise. Actor Emraan Hashmi, a few days ago had shared a rare picture late actress with his grandmother, Nargis Dutt, Nirupa Roy and others. As the actress passed away, fans took to Twitter to pay tribute by sharing nostalgic pictures of their favourite 'Shammi Aunty'.

Amitabh Bachchan's tweet reads, "Shammi Aunty... Prolific actress, years of contribution to the industry, dear family friend...passes away...! A long suffered illness, age. Sad... slowly slowly they all go away (sic)," Bachchan said in a post on Twitter.

Former Congress MP Priya Dutt, the daughter of late actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, also expressed her condolences. "Shammi, aunty to me and a great actor of yesteryears, passed away today. She was my mother's dear friend and someone we all loved very much. May her soul rest in peace and her laughter and contagious smile rock the heavens. Be In peace with your friends," Dutt tweeted.

Emraan Hashmi has posted a tweet on the occassion of Holi writing, "Rare pic of my grandmother #Purnima with #Nargis, #NirupaRoy, #Smritibiswas , #Shammi , #Neelam and #Anwarhussain at the annual Holi celebrations in RK studios during the 50s. thnx @BombayBasanti #HappyHoli #holi".

1. Rare Pictures of Veteran Actress Shammi

2. RIP Shammi Ji!

3. May Your Soul Rest in Peace

4. Deeply Saddened by This Grave Loss

Born as Nargis Rabadi in a Parsi family, Shammi featured in many popular films, including "Ustad Pedro", "Bhai- Bahen", "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi", "Half Ticket", "Jab Jab Phool Khile", "Ittefaq", "The Burning Train", "Kudrat", "Awara Baap", "Swarg", "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" and others.

She also acted in quite a few popular TV serials, such as "Dekh Bhai Dekh", "Zabaan Sambhal Ke", "Shriman Shrimati", "Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh" and "Filmi Chakkar". Shammi was married to film producer-director Sultan Ahmed for seven years before they got divorced.