Veteran actress Navnindra Behl has died. On March 16, her screenwriter-son, Kanu Behl, announced heartbreaking news about his mother’s demise on Instagram. He shared a throwback picture of his late mother on social media and penned an emotional note. For the unversed, Navnindra Behl was 76 and had worked in theatre, movies and television as director, writer and actor. She had written and directed a number of stage plays in Punjab. Kangana Ranaut’s Queen co-star’s demise is indeed a big loss to Indian cinema. Many celebrities have started expressing grief over Navnindra Behl’s death.
Navnindra Behl is no more
Kanu Behl penned a note on his Instagram handle. In the emotional caption, the screenwriter called his late mother, Navnindra Behl, his ‘Titan’, ‘Faith’. ‘Love’, ‘Guide’, ‘Mentor’ and everything. He wrote, “Until you birth me again.”
He further mentioned that his eyes shall always seek her irrepressible smile, bear hug and those burning, curious eyes. He thanked his mother for lighting up his soul.
Kanu Behl’s post is going viral on social media and many celebrities have started reacting to it. Harshvarrdhan Kapoor wrote, “Terribly sorry for your loss.”
Ranvir Shorey, Mrs director Arati Kadav, Mansi Shrivastava and others also mourned the demise of Navnindra Behl.
About Navnindra Behl
Navnindra Behl was a renowned personality in the Punjabi industry. She started her stage acting at the age of 3. She also got involved in amateur theatre at Patiala and did her post-graduation in Punjabi literature. After her graduation, she joined the drama department of Punjabi University in Patiala as a lecturer.
Navnindra Behl is known for training and grooming many stage, television and film artists during her 37 years as lecturer, reader, professor and head of the department.
Navnindra had an experience of 30 years as a writer, actor and director in the TV industry. She had also worked in several famous movies like Gulzar’s Maachis, Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Kangana Ranaut’s Queen and so on. She also acted in Hollywood projects like The Pride and The Guru.
She played the role of grandmother to Nakuul Mehta in Dil Boley Oberoi and Ishqbaaaz. Apart from that, she was also a part of TV shows like Viji, Sadaa-E-Vaadi and so on. Navnindra’s powerful performance in Tabu’s Khufiya was loved by the critics and the audience. Apart from that, her brief role in Kangana Ranaut’s Queen was just outstanding.
May Navnindra Behl’s soul rest in peace!
