MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood actress Vidya Sinha passes away after a brief lung-cum-heart ailment on Thursday, Indian media reported. She was 71.

The actress rose to fame for her role in the Basu Chatterjee film “Rajnigandha” (1974).

She was rushed last Sunday after severe breathing problems. Since her condition was critical she had been put on a ventilator but failed to recover and expired around 1 pm, IANS reported.

Currently, she was playing a prominent role in the television serial ”Kulfi Kumar Bajewala” on a private channel.