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Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal, SRK's Kaveri Amma in 'Swades', passes away at 82
BENGALURU: 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 passed away due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here, family sources said.
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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Two decades after its release, Ashutosh Gowariker’s
The actor passed away due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here, family sources said.
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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Swades went beyond being a film—it became a movement: Writer MG Sathya
MG Sathya with director of the film Ashutosh
Two decades after its release, Ashutosh Gowariker’s
Swades
, starring Shah Rukh Khanand Gayatri Joshi, continues to resonate with audiences. Story writer MG Sathya reflects on the film's creation and the personal influences that shaped its powerful narrative. He says, “I grew up in a government quarters in Jalahalli and studied in a Kannada medium school. While many of my friends attended English medium schools, I was enrolled in a Kannada medium school. My classmates were the children of security guards and drivers, and I shared a deep kamratskap with them. Gandhian principles held significant sway over me during my formative years, and the socio-political environment of the time deeply influenced my worldview —themes I would later elaborate on inSwades
.” Excerpts:‘It was Ashutosh Gowariker who saw the potential to tell a larger, more impactfu
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Shah Rukh Khan remembers his ‘Swades’ co-star Kishori Ballal, says 'she used to reprimand me for smoking'
Veteran Bollywood and Kannada actress Kishori Ballal breathed her last on Tuesday in Bengaluru. The actress was suffering from age related illness. She made her Sandalwood debut with the movie ‘Ivalentha Hendthi’ in the year 1960.
She was best known for playing Kaveri Amma in Shah Rukh Khanstarrer ‘Swades’. Today, SRK took to his Twitter account and remembered the late actress.
Shah Rukh even wrote how she used to reprimand him for smoking. Sharing a picture with her, his tweet read, “May her soul rest in peace. Kishori ‘Amma’ will be sorely missed. Especially how she used to reprimand me for smoking. May Allah look after her.”
Yesterday, soon after the news of her demise came in, director Ashutosh Gowarikertoo took to his Twitter account and wrote, “HEARTBROKEN! 😥 Terribly sad about the passing away of #KishoriBallal ji!! Kishori ji... you will be remembered for your gene
She was best known for playing Kaveri Amma in Shah Rukh Khanstarrer ‘Swades’. Today, SRK took to his Twitter account and remembered the late actress.
Shah Rukh even wrote how she used to reprimand him for smoking. Sharing a picture with her, his tweet read, “May her soul rest in peace. Kishori ‘Amma’ will be sorely missed. Especially how she used to reprimand me for smoking. May Allah look after her.”
Yesterday, soon after the news of her demise came in, director Ashutosh Gowarikertoo took to his Twitter account and wrote, “HEARTBROKEN! 😥 Terribly sad about the passing away of #KishoriBallal ji!! Kishori ji... you will be remembered for your gene