Kalpana Lajmi NO MORE: Alia Bhatt's Mother Confirms the News

We pray for her departed soul to rest in peace...

Published: Sunday,Sep 23, 2018 09:54 AM GMT-06:00

Priyanka Chauhan

Bollywood director, producer and screenwriter Kalpana Lajmi who stood for changing the narrative of Indian cinema, left for heavenly abode today early morning after giving a tough battle to Kidney cancer.

Reportedly, she was suffering from Kidney cancer for a long time and this morning at around 4:30 am, she breathed her last at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. She was 61.

Her last rites will take place at Oshiwara Crematorium at 1 pm.

Confirming the news, Alia Bhatt's mother and actress Soni Razdan posted on Twitter: "Our dear beloved friend Kalpana Lajmi has gone to a better place. RIP my darling Kalpan. I shall miss you so terribly."

https://twitter.com/Soni_Razdan/status/1043685816361472000

Mahesh Bhatt replied on Soni's Tweet: "We are just walking each other home."

https://twitter.com/MaheshNBhatt/status/1043700248105889797

Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi shared the news of Kalpana's demise on Twitter. She wrote, "Deeply saddened at around 4:30 am today morning #KalpanaLajmi passed away .. May she rest in peace."

https://twitter.com/humasqureshi/status/1043680981171998720

Remembering the times when she worked with her, Raveena Tandon posted: "You will be missed Kalpanaji.Was not your time to go..but may your heart now be at peace. . Those days while shooting Daman will be a treasured memory. #KalpanaLajmi Om Shanti. "

https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/1043718030449160192

We pray for her departed soul to rest in peace and may God grant courage to the family to bear the loss.