Veteran actor Vidya Sinha has died at 71. She had been suffering from lung and heart disorders, and was admitted to Criticare Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai on July 10. She was put on life support after she’d complained of breathing problems.

Vidya was rushed to hospital on Thursday and sources at the hospital said she had been diagnosed with lung and heart disorders. Her condition was said to be stable and she was kept under observation in the Intensive Care Unit . She was kept on PAP ventilator, according to a report on Spotboye.

“Her prolonged medical issues had aggravated, leading to breathlessness and she even developed heart and lung disorders, leading to more breathlessness. All that has been taken care of,” a hospital official had told Hindustan Times last week. “She will have to stay here till complete recovery.”

Vidya Sinha is best remembered for her roles in Basu Chatterjee’s romances such as Rajnigandha and Chhoti Si Baat (1976), and BR Chopra’s Pati, Patni Aur Woh . Her last notable role was in Salman Khan’s 2011 Eid release, Bodyguard. In recent times, she has been busy with television assignments. She was seen in shows such as Ekta Kapoor’s Kaavyanjali, besides Kulfi Kumarr Bajewala.