Noted Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar passes away
| Date :23-Sep-2020 |
SATARA :
VETERAN actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar, who had worked in a number of Marathi and Hindi films, died on early Tuesday morning at a private hospital here after battling COVID-19, hospital authorities said. She was 79. Wabgaonkar was also a noted Marathi theatre personality and had featured in several plays. The actress had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the private hospital on September 17 where she was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, a senior doctor from the medical facility said.
“Her condition worsened on Monday evening and she was put on ventilator support. She breathed her last today (Tuesday) morning,” he said. The actress was in Satara in western Maharashtra for shooting Marathi actress Alka Kubal, who was with her during the shoot, said the shooting was going on for the last one month. “Till yesterday, she was talking to us and suddenly she slipped into a coma. She was then put on ventilator support, but died early on Tuesday morning.
“We never imagined that this pandemic will take her away from us,” Kubal said. Condolences poured in on the death of the veteran actress, who had featured in several Marathi and Hindi films in a decades-long career. Expressing grief over Wabgaonkar’s death, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray paid rich tributes to the actress and described her as a versatile artist.