India, July 14 -- One of the superstars of south Indian cinema, B Saroja Devi, died at age 87 in Bengaluru on Monday. Fans and celebrities alike paid tribute to the star, with many recollecting their time with her. Kamal Haasan wrote an emotional message on social media, calling Sarojini 'another mother' and recollecting how she would lovingly pinch his cheeks at any age. (Also Read: 'Superstar Saroja Devi built a legacy that is eternal': Rajinikanth, Pawan Kalyan, Balakrishna, Simran, pay tributes)

Kamal took to X (formerly Twitter) to reminisce about how Saroja, no matter which age he was, would call him her son and pinch his cheeks. He wrote in Tamil, "Wherever she saw me - at any age of mine - with fingers pinching my cheeks, with a ...