Producer and Gol Maal actor Manju Singh died due to a stroke at the age of 73. Lyricist-screenwriter Swanand Kirkire who worked with Singh on Doordarshan show Swaraj as a writer condoled her death on twitter.
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Veteran producer and actor Manju Singh who was best known for shows such as Swaraj, Ek Kahani and Showtime, passed away due to a stroke. She was 73.
According to her elder daughter Suparna she died due to a stroke on thursday morning at her residence. Her last rites were performed on saturday as the family was waiting for her granddaughter to come from New York.
Singh also featured in filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s classic film Gol Maal in 1979, playing the role of Ratna, the sister of Amol Palekar’s Ramprasad Dashrathprasad Sharma.
Swanand Kirkire condoled the demise of Manju Singh
Lyricist-screenwriter Swanand Kirkire who worked with Manju Singh on Doordarshan show Swaraj as a writer condoled her death on twitter.
“Manju Singh is no more! Manju ji brought me from Delhi to Mumbai to write her show Swaraj for Doordarshan! He made many wonderful shows Ek Kahani, Show Time etc for DD. Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Golmaal Ki Ratna Hamari Pyaari Manju ji how can you forget your love.. Goodbye!,” Swanand Kirkire tweeted.
Manju Singh was praised for highlighting social and cultural issues through her shows as a producer like Adhikar, Samyaktua: True Insight, among others.
She was also the anchor of the child’s program Khel Khilone which she conducted for seven years. She is survived by her daughters Suparna, Shalini and son Gautam.
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