Television actress Manisha Yadav who gained recognition for portraying the role of Salima Begum, one of Akbar’s wives in the popular historical romantic show Jodha Akbar took her last breath on Friday, October 1.
Manisha Yadav was seen as the fourth wife of Akbar in the popular Balaji Telefilms’ show which also starred Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma. She reportedly died because of a brain hemorrhage.
Manisha received immense love from the viewers for her grounded nature and for being very affectionate towards Jodha on the show. She even used to take to social media and remember her Jodha Akbar’s character of Salima Begum.
Popular Jodha Akbar Actress Manisha Yadav who played the role of Salima Begum Dies
Her co-star on the show Paridhi Sharma who was seen portraying the lead role of Jodha Bai in the Ekta Kapoor drama seemed to be shocked on hearing the news about her death. She took to her Instagram Stories and shared a condolence message on losing her co-star, “This news is so heartbreaking. RIP @manisha_mannu.”
The Twitter handle of Manisha Yadav has a pinned tweet from 2017 which is a glimpse from Jodha Akbar. She is seen sharing a scene with Paridhi Sharma (Jodha). The short video received thousands of views. Here it is:
#JodhaAkbar #ZeeTv #SalimaBegum #Manishayadav pic.twitter.com/9P2LCExJue
— Manisha Yadav (@manishayadav164) April 16, 2017
Paridhi shared that she is in a state of shock to know that Manisha has died. She also said that she is concerned about the one-year-old son of Manisha Yadav.
“I wasn’t in constant touch with her after our show went off air. But we have a WhatsApp group which is named Mughals and all the actresses who were begums in the show are a part of that group. So that’s how we stay in touch and if anything important is to be shared about anyone’s life, we do that on the group. I got to know about this yesterday on the group and I was shocked,” she shared while speaking to a leading news publication.
Manisha used to share the pictures and videos of her toddler (Son) on social media quite frequently. In July this year, she shared a couple of posts on her Twitter handle to share pictures of the celebration on the occasion of her son’s first birthday.
Have a look at them:
Happy 1st Birthday my precious baby!!!♥️🧿
My little rainbow boy💙you have been such a light in my life during a season of a hard year. I’m so blessed and thankful to be your mumma. I love you so much♥️♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/GCxy5h4eWn— Manisha Yadav (@manishayadav164) June 30, 2021
She wished her adorable baby by sharing few pictures and by writing, “Happy Birthday my pumpkin 😘😘♥️♥️♥️”
Happy Birthday my pumpkin 😘😘♥️♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/ONJNToTllD
— Manisha Yadav (@manishayadav164) July 2, 2021
Paridhi referred to Manisha a wonderful co-star and praised her energy levels. She said that they shared a great time together while filming for the show.
She added, “Her energy was always high and she was a chirpy person. We had a great time shooting together for the show. I remember she was always full of life. Hearing about her death is really saddening for me and what’s even more bothering is that she has a one-year-old baby. My heart goes out to her family.”
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