Actress Shakeela Dies Of Heart Attack; Film Industry Plunges Into Grief 

Mumbai: Yesteryear actress Shakeela passed away on Wednesday following a massive heart stroke. She was 82. Shakeela was not keeping well for quite sometime now and was admitted to Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai.

Actor Johnny Walker's son Nasir Khan, a nephew of Shakeela, announced the news of her death on social media.

"With a heavy heart i have 2 inform u all dat my maternal aunt (my moms older sister) Shakila Aunty has passed away. She was a star in her own right in the 50's n 60's. Babuji dheere chalna, pyaar mein zara samhalna...Please keep her in ur prayers. May Allah grant her Jannat," he posted on Instagram along with photos of Shakila.

After getting married to an NRI, she had moved to UK and retired from acting. Her daughter Meenaz recently committed suicide in Mumbai. Since then Shakeela had been living in the city.

Who's who from the Bollywood expressed grief over the demise of Shakeela. Her noted movies are: Aar Paar (1954), C.I.D (1956), Shriman Satyawadi (1960), China Town (1962) and Post Box 999.