Kyunki Saas' 'Baa' passes away at 77

Veteran actress Sudha Shivpuri, who became a household name after essaying the role of 'Baa' in popular TV show "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", passed away on Wednesday due to multiple organ failure, family sources said. She was 77. Sudha died at around 6 AM at a suburban hospital in Andheri, where she was admitted since two weeks. "Sudha was in coma for last three days in Criticare hospital in Andheri. She passed away due to multiple organ failure resulting from an infection," Sandeep Basu, a family friend, told reporters. Apart from Ekta Kapoor's "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", where she played the family matriarch, Sudha acted in several TV soaps including "Missing", "Rishtey", "Sarhadein" and "Bandhan".