INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ms Kumar, reportedly 54, died of cancer on August 20 and she was cremated in Vile Parle
The English Vinglish actress' last rites were jointly performed by her daughter Kritika and sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, who also wrote
an obituary in Mumbai Mirror
Actor Arif Zakaria, who co-starred with Suchitra in the Eighties TV show Chunauti , was among the few from the film industry who had
gathered to bid adieu to Sujata Kumar.Here are some pictures from Sujata Kumar's funeral.Kritika Kumar at her mother's funeral.Kritika
performed Sujata Kumar's last rites.Suchita Krishnamoorthi assisted Kritika.Actor Arif Zakaria at Sujata Kumar's funeralOn Monday,
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi tweeted about losing her sister to cancer: "Our beloved Sujata Kumar has passed away and moved on to a better place
leaving us with an unimaginable void." Bollywood celebrities such as Sonam Kapoor (with whom Sujata worked in Raanjhanaa), Riteish Deshmukh
and Shekhar Kapur (Suchitra's ex-husband) and others tweeted their condolences for Ms Kumar.Suchitra, replying to Shekhar Kapur on
Twitter, added: "She personified the word bindaas
Lived and died on her own terms
link to Sujata Kumar's TEDx video, in which described the most heart-breaking chapter from her tumultuous life
In the undated video, Ms Kumar described the impact her abusive childhood and failed marriage had on her
At the event, Sujata Kumar explained to her audience 'how to filter emotional pollutants from life.'Watch:Sujata Kumar has featured in films
such as English Vinglish, Raanjhanaa and Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
She also starred in television shows like 24, Bombay Talkies and Hotel Kingston.
