Veteran telly actress Rajeeta Kochhar passed away on December 23 at the age of 70. Survived by her husband and daughter, her family, fans and the industry are currently mourning the loss of the well-known actress.
Telly land lose their ‘Maa’
Rajeeta Kochhar, fondly addressed as Maa by her co-actors, passed away on December 23 at around 10:15 pm. The veteran actress, who had suffered a brain stroke in September last year, began experiencing breathlessness and stomach pain on December 20 and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Her health had continued to deteriorate and she was placed on a ventilator before she tragically passed away due to renal failure.
Talking to a news portal, the veteran actress’ niece Nupur recalled her last conversation with Rajeeta Kochhar. “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,” Nupur told Etimes.
Adding that the Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii actress was just like her mother, Nupur continued, “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.”
Talking about how selfless, full of life and passionate Rajeeta was about her craft, her niece also shared that Rajeeta had stopped working following a brain stroke in September last year.
Rajeeta Kochhar’s professional life
Not only did the veteran actress work in numerous daily soaps like Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Hatim, Kavach and Tantra, she was also part of films like the Jaya Bachchan starrer Piya Ka Ghar and Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
