Veteran actress Rita Bhaduri, famous for mother’s roles on TV and Bollywood died late on Monday night after fighting kidney-related ailment for last few days.She was 62 and was currently playing the grandmother’s role in Star Bharat’s hit show Nimki Mukhiya. Confirming the sad new, Raazi actor Shishir Sharma posted on Facebook, “We deeply regret to inform you that Reeta Bhaduri has departed for her journey beyond. The funeral rites will be held on 17th July, Tuesday 12 noon at the Cremation Ground, Parsi Wada Road, Parshiwada, Chakala, Andheri East Extremely sad.. lost a wonderful human being .. a mother to many of us.. will miss u Ma.”

The actress was suffering from kidney ailment and had to go for dialysis every alternate day. She was in the hospital for the last 10 days.

Rita has worked in over 20 TV shows, including Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Kumkum and Amanat . Some of her famous films include Hero No 1, Virasat to name a few!

RIP! Rita Bhaduri

She was an ex alumni of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune from the 1973 batch. Actress Zarina Wahab was her batch mate and mourned her death!

May her soul rest in peace.