the fact that simar dugal is no more and that i wont be able to meet and hug her as soon as the pandemic is over has still not sunk in says model lakshmi rana who lost one of her closest friends on wednesday this is not just a personal loss but also a huge loss to the industry as she was a great model and designer with an immense understanding of her profession says lakshmilakshmi says that she first met simar at a fashion show around 15 years ago where she was one of the models walking the ramp and simar was a guest she complimented me on my walk and the only thing i could notice was how beautiful she was she really liked that i was an army officers daughter as she respected that a lot and had a lot of connections in the armed forces too says lakshmi who exchanged messages with simar on her birthday on may 20 she was one of my closest friends and i was waiting for this pandemic to get over to meet her it is a deep loss she was the most genuine wonderful human being says lakshmishe adds that simar fought cancer like a true fighter and never was one to give up no one who knew simar would have seen her without a smile even when she was in pain she was smiling the best part about her was that she was the most positive person one could meet you would never hear her say anything negative about anyone i am going to miss her so much says the model lakshmi rana simars close friend says that this is a personal loss and also a huge loss to the industry