Gol Maal actress, television producer Manju Singh passes away

Veteran television presenter and actor Manju Singh passed away on Thursday (April 14) reportedly due to cardiac arrest. Manju is known for her role in Hrishikesh Mukerji’s 1979 film Gol Maal where she played the character Ratna. She was fondly called ‘didi’ by her fans. Singh also hosted the children’s show, Khel Khilone which ran for seven years. The yesteryear actress also produced television shows like Show Time, Ek Kahaani, Adhikar, Swaraj. The news of Manju Singh’s demise was shared by lyricist, singer, and screenwriter Swanand Kirkire on his Twitter handle. On Friday, he mourned Singh’s death and recalled his working days with her for Doordarshan.

Swanand wrote in his tweet that Manju Singh was the one who brought him from Delhi to Mumbai and asked him to write for her show Swaraj for Doordarshan. “मंजू सिंह जी नहीं रही ! मंजू जी मुझे दिल्ली से मुंबई लायी थी दूरदर्शन के लिए उनका शो स्वराज लिखने ! उन्होंने DD के लिए कई नायब शोज़ एक कहानी, शो टाइम आदि बनाए थे . हृषिकेश मुखर्जी की फ़िल्म गोलमाल की रत्ना हमारी प्यारी मंजू जी आपका प्यार कैसे भूल सकता है .. अलविदा !,” read Kirkire’s tweet.

Take a look at his tweet here.

मंजू सिंह जी नहीं रही ! मंजू जी मुझे दिल्ली से मुंबई लायी थी दूरदर्शन के लिए उनका शो स्वराज लिखने ! उन्होंने DD के लिए कई नायब शोज़ एक कहानी, शो टाइम आदि बनाए थे . हृषिकेश मुखर्जी की फ़िल्म गोलमाल की रत्ना हमारी प्यारी मंजू जी आपका प्यार कैसे भूल सकता है .. अलविदा ! pic.twitter.com/aKFvMJeFYF

— Swanand Kirkire (@swanandkirkire) April 15, 2022

In 2015, Manju Singh received recognition for her immense contribution to the creative arts and the education field and was nominated as a member to the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) by the government of India.

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May her soul rest in peace and we offer our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.

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