On july 17, Tuesday morning the industry woke up to the sad news of the demise of veteran actress Rita Bhaduri, 62. The veteran actress was an alumnus of Film and Television. She started her acting career with supporting roles in films. The skilled actor died late on Monday night at Sujoy Hospital in suburban Juhu, Mumbai where she was admitted for last to weeks. Reports say Rita ji was fighting with a kidney related ailment for many days. Her niece Mini Bhaduri told “She was suffering from kidney ailment and organs had become weak. She passed away due to cardiac arrest at about 1.45 am”.

This was his co-actor Shishir Sharma who confirmed her silence on social media. He wrote, “We deeply regret to inform you that Rita Bhaduri has departed for her journey beyond”. Extremely sad actor said “lost a wonderful human being.. a mother to many of us.. will miss u Ma…”A number of superstars have shared screen space with Rita Bhaduri. In her spectacular flawless career, she played important roles in movies like ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’, ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’, ‘Kya Kehna’ ,’Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon’ and many more to list. She played an adorable role in the movie Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa which continues to be one of Shah Rukh Khan’s best performances.

The throwback picture from Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, flashes a candid moment between Shah Rukh and Rita. This will leave everyone teary-eyed. Rita Bhaduri in her interviews always mentioned that she still had a lot of learn as an actor. In an old interview, she had said, “I still feel like a student because I am still learning as an actor and when people ask about my favourite role, I only say that I live in the moment and the role that I play today is my best character.”

Celebrities like Anupam Kher and Riteish Deshmukh, Anil Kapoor, Shruti Seth, Vivek Dahiya, Ajaz Khan, Bhumika Gurung paid emotional tributes to Rita Bhaduri. She was one of the finest actors in B-town and has left behind a rich legacy of shows and movies.