Yet another sad news came from the Telly industry today. Veteran actress Rajeeta Kochhar , 70, passed away in Mumbai due to renal failure. She was very well known for her roles in several films and TV shows, including Tantra, Kavach…Kaali Shaktiyon Se, Hatim, and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. She breathed her last on 23rd December.
in a conversation with Etimes, her niece, Nupur Kampani said, “She had a brain stroke in September last year, following which she suffered from paralysis. However, she gradually got better but on Tuesday (December 20), she complained of breathlessness and stomach pain. So, we got her admitted to a hospital. Her health deteriorated yesterday, and she had to be put on a ventilator. She passed away around 10.15 pm.”
Recalling her last conversation with Rajeeta Kochhar, Nupur says, “When I met her in the evening (December 23), she held my hand and thanked me for everything. I told her that she had to live for me, and she gave me a thumbs up. That was the last conversation we had. I feel she knew that she was going.”
Rajeeta was often referred to as maa by her co actors too owing to her caring nature and motherly attitude. She was like a mother to Nupur too. She says, “She may not be my biological mother, but she was more than a mother to me. She brought me up and I took care of her. She was someone who never troubled anybody. She loved her movies, plays and her co-actors. They were her life. She stopped working after she suffered from a brain stroke last September.”
She further adds, “She was selfless, full of life and passionate about her craft. She loved everyone and only spread love. She had never spoken ill about anyone. She always told us to see the positive in everyone.”
Rajeeta Kochhar, who has featured in films like Piya Ka Ghar and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, is survived by her husband Rajesh Kochhar and daughter Kapisha, who is settled in the US
