Shammi Rabadi (aka Shammi Aunty) Age, Death Cause, Husband, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Nargis Rabadi
Nickname	Shammi, Shammi Aunty
Profession	Actress
Famous Role	As Choti Nani in Dekh Bhai Dekh>
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in feet inches- 5’ 2”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year-1929
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death	6 March 2018
Place of Death	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Age (at the time of death)	89 Years
Death Cause	Chronic Illness
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Debut	Film: Ustad Pedro (1949) Tv: Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993)
Religion	Zoroastrianism
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Family
Husband/Spouse	Late Sultan Ahmed (Filmmaker)
Children	None
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (Died, Priest at Agyari) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Mani Rabadi (Elder, Fashion Designer)
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shammi Aunty

• She was born in a Parsi family as Nargis Rabadi.

• Her father was an ‘Agyari'(Parsi fire temple) priest and he died when she was just three years old.

• Shammi’s elder sister Mani Rabadi was a fashion designer and worked majorly with many actresses as their dress designer in Hindi films.

• Acting happened to her accidentally, her family friend Chinnu Mama introduced her to the film producer/ actor- Sheikh Mukhtar.

• Sheikh Mukhtar asked her to sign a three-year contract and change her real name ‘Nargis’ to ‘Shammi’ as there was another actress in the industry with the same name.

• Just at the age of 18, she got her debut film- Ustad Pedro(1949) as a protagonist and film was a hit at the box office.

• Back then, her salary was Rs. 500 and she was the only breadwinner of her family.

• In 1952, when her film- ‘Sangdil’ starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala got flopped, and she took a sabbatical of about seven months.

• She was married to the film director- Sultan Ahmed for seven years and had two miscarriages during that period. She later parted her ways with her husband and never got a chance to be a mother all her life.

• She was best friends with the veteran actress- Nargis Dutt and Asha Parekh.

• She was also close friends with the Bollywood legend- Amitabh Bachchan.

• She had acted in more than 200 films.

• In 1971, she also won the BFJA Award as ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for ‘Samaj Ko Badal Dalo’.

• On March 6th of 2018, she died of chronic illness.