Actress Sripada, who worked in both Bollywood and Bhojpuri films, succumbed to COVID-19 on Wednesday. Cine And TV Artistes’ Association General Secretary (CINTAA) General Secretary Amit Behl confirmed that the actress succumbed to the infection. He added, "She has done incredible work down South and as well as in Hindi cinema. It is very unfortunate that we have lost a very senior actress. We pray that her soul rests in peace. We also pray that the second wave of the pandemic doesn’t snatch too many precious lives especially from our trade."Sripradha had worked with many big names from the Hindi and Bhojpuri industry.
She had starred alongside Govinda, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Gulshan Grover and others. She has also worked with Ravi Kishan in the hit Bhojpuri film Hum Toh Ho Gayi Ni Tohar. Sripradha was also known as Shree Prada and starred in films like Aag Aur Chingari, Sholay Aur Toofan, Aazmaiyish, Bewafa Sanam, Shaitani Ilaaka, Meri Lalkaar and others. She started her career with Purana Purush in 1978. Sripada's co-star Ravi Kishan, who worked with her in 2015 Bhojpuri film "Hum Toh Ho Gayi Ni Tohar" too expresses condolences over the actress' demise. Actress Abhilasha Patil (47), who worked in Bollywood and Marathi films, also passed away recently. She had worked in prominent films like Chhichore, Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya Good Newwz among other projects. The actress is survived by her mother, husband and son Ayush