Actor Kavita Chaudhary who essayed roles of ‘Udaan’ IPS officer Kalyani Singh and Lalitaji of Surf commercial dies of cardiac arrest

“She passed away following cardiac arrest last night around 8.30 in Amritsar at the hospital. She was admitted to the hospital a few days ago due to low blood pressure. Her condition became critical later,” Ajay Sayal, Chaudhary’s nephew, told PTI.

Amritsar:: Kavita Chaudhary, star of the popular Doordarshan serial ‘Udaan’, died at a hospital here following cardiac arrest on Thursday night. She was 67. v Besides starring in the lead role, she wrote and directed the serial, which was inspired by the life of her elder sister and police officer Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.

Chaudhary was best known for her portrayal of IPS officer Kalyani Singh in ‘Udaan’, a progressive show about women empowerment, which ran on Doordarshan between 1989 and 1991.

Also popular as the homemaker Lalitaji in the Surf detergent commercials in India in the late 1980s, she was admitted to the hospital a few days ago.

“She passed away following cardiac arrest last night around 8.30 in Amritsar at the hospital. She was admitted to the hospital a few days ago due to low blood pressure. Her condition became critical later,” Ajay Sayal, Chaudhary’s nephew, told PTI.

The last rites were performed here on Friday morning. The actor is survived by Sayal and her niece.

‘Udaan’, which also starred Shekhar Kapur, revolved around the struggle of a woman aspiring to be an IPS officer. The critically-acclaimed show, which inspired a generation of women to pursue public service, was brought back on Doordarshan for a re-run during the pandemic.

Actor Amit Behl was one of the colleagues who paid condolences on Chaudhary’s demise.

“RIP Kavita Chaudhary, is baar aapne lambi udaan bhar li, Naman @CintaaOfficial @nsd_india,” he wrote on X.

***********************************************************************

Readers

These are extraordinary times. All of us have to rely on high-impact, trustworthy journalism. And this is especially true of the Indian Diaspora. Members of the Indian community overseas cannot be fed with inaccurate news.

Pravasi Samwad is a venture that has no shareholders. It is the result of an impassioned initiative of a handful of Indian journalists spread around the world.  We have taken the small step forward with the pledge to provide news with accuracy, free from political and commercial influence. Our aim is to keep you, our readers, informed about developments at ‘home’ and across the world that affect you.

Please help us to keep our journalism independent and free.

In these difficult times, to run a news website requires finances. While every contribution, big or small, will makes a difference, we request our readers to put us in touch with advertisers worldwide. It will be a great help.

For more information: pravasisamwad00@gmail.com