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Published: 09 October 2024

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I write this post with a heavy heart. In the morning Dinesh Srivastava shared the sad news from Mrs Phatak. Shashikant was my roommate for almost 6 years when we were doctoral students at the University of Pittsburgh (1969-1975).

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"An extremely bad news. My husband Shashikant Phatak is no more!!! He was suffering from lungs infection. He was admitted to Deenanath for about two and half weeks. He was discharged after that and he was improving. But after about a month, that is on 6th Oct night, he breathed his last

meera phatak"

Durgadas and Shashikant, Pittsburgh, early 70s.

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Published: 10 August 2025

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Film Lekh.

The other Suraiya. The song "Hansale Gaale O Chaand Mere" from Jeet 1949 was picturized on her.

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Published: 16 July 2025

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Film Aahuti

Heroine of the Superhit film from the 40s Kismet (1943) with Ashok Kumar.

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