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Actor Sumbul Shahid passes away after battle with Covid

Actor Sumbul Shahid passes away after battle with Covid

Shahid, whose sisters Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas are also actors, was on a ventilator at a private hospital in Lahore.
Updated 06 May, 2021

Actor Sumbul Shahid has passed away after a battle with Covid.

Shahid, whose sisters Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas are also actors, was on a ventilator at a private hospital in Lahore and calls had been made by several members of the acting fraternity for prayers for her.

Ansari had posted about Shahid and their mother being sick and asked people to pray for them.

We last saw Shahid in the 2020 drama Nand alongside Minal Khan and Shahroz Sabzwari. Her other sister Neelam Ahmed Bashir is a writer.

She also starred in dramas such as Malika-e-Aliya, Ishqaaway and Takay Ki Ayegi Baraat but was best known for her work in Golden Girls.

Writer Saji Gul shared the news on his social media account.

Producer and TV host Bushra Iqbal prayed for Shahid.

Actor Ayesha Omer took to Instagram to share her deep regret at the news. "Sumbul apa was a bundle of light and energy and lit up every space she was in," she said of the fallen star. "She was like a mother to so many of us." She took comfort in announcing Shahid is now reunited with her Shiraz, who passed away a few years ago.

Actor Ali Safina was also struck by the loss, he urged people to pray for her journey beyond, and for sabr for the people she left behind.

Singer Junaid Khan also said a prayer for the departed soul.

Actor Asad Siddiqui, husband of Shahid's niece Zara Noor Abbas, called for prayers.

Celebrity couple Sadaf Kanwal and Shahroz Sabzwari also took note of her passing, and said prayers in remembrance.

Actor Armeena Khan remembered her first project, where she worked with Shahid, saying, "you were such a happy soul."

Condolences continue to pour in from fellow actors and fans alike.

Comments

Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad May 06, 2021 03:36pm
What a grave, grim, gruesome and great tragedy? Inna Lilla Hay Waa Inna Illehey Rajayoon.
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M. Emad May 06, 2021 03:36pm
Next few weeks are very critical in Pakistan's coronavirus war.
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Ahmad May 06, 2021 03:50pm
Inna lillahe wa inna ilehe rajiun
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Zak May 06, 2021 04:01pm
What sad news. Our prayers for them and their families.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad May 06, 2021 04:19pm
Gone is gone. What's the point?
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Tanvir Khan May 06, 2021 04:21pm
The highest and most profound Buddhist wisdom: Enlightenment for a wave in the ocean is the moment the wave realizes that it is water!
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Ifti Malik May 06, 2021 04:35pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajaun
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Sami May 06, 2021 04:36pm
RIP
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Faiza Amin May 06, 2021 05:02pm
RIP
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Taj Ahmad - USA May 06, 2021 07:15pm
R.I.P. to Sumbul Shahid, You will be missed!!!
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Malik May 06, 2021 07:42pm
Heart breaking news!! RIP
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well-wisher May 06, 2021 08:00pm
RIP, SUMBUL. Condolences to family.
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Riaz May 06, 2021 08:23pm
My condolences. She was a gem of a person! My prayers for her family and friends.
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NYS May 07, 2021 12:29am
Uncertain demise Bushra's talented and jolly sisters riot one of them passed no one can fill this void RIP shocking
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Jigar May 07, 2021 12:56am
Condolences from India.
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Tamza May 07, 2021 05:13am
Sad. One does not have a 'battle' with diseases, ie Cancer or Covid. It is simply care and treatment. Would one say the prayers didn't do any good?
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Mona May 07, 2021 08:19am
RIP. I still can’t believe it. She was so talented I loved watching her dramas.
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Malik May 07, 2021 08:44am
@M. Emad as long as Pakistan don’t let anyone from India we should Be fine.
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Daredevil May 08, 2021 09:34am
Pakistani people so daring that they can not be barred from getting outside of the homes, and shop, because it makes them alive to live in the face of the risk. This world is mortal knows no one better than them. May she rest in peace.
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HonorBright May 09, 2021 12:03pm
Rest in peace, these are tough times but we shall tide it over, inshaAllah
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Asghar Javaid May 10, 2021 11:09am
She was a great actoress as well as Her Personality
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