Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii actor Rajeeta Kochhar dies at 70

Actor Rajeeta Kochha has died following kidney failure and cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai. Her last rites will be held on Sunday at 11.30 am at a crematorium in Chembur after her daughter arrives from the UK.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rajeeta Kochhar, best known for her performance in TV shows Hatim and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, has died following kidney failure and cardiac arrest at a hospital here, her niece Nupur Kampani said on Saturday. She was 70.

Kochhar was admitted to Zen Multi Speciality Hospital in Chembur on Tuesday after her sugar level shot up. "We had admitted her to the hospital on Tuesday after her sugar (level) went up and her heartbeat was low. She was in the ICU. She was getting stable but then all her parameters failed and she passed away on Friday morning at 10.26 am at the hospital due to kidney failure and cardiac arrest," Kampani told a newswire.

She added the actor had suffered a brain stroke in September last year and was on a break since then. Kochhar is survived by her husband and daughter. According to Kampani, the last rites will be held on Sunday at 11.30 am at a crematorium in Chembur after her daughter arrives from the UK. A prayer meet will be organised on Monday.

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Rajeeta has worked in TV shows like Tantra, Kavach Kaali Shaktiyon Se, Hatim, and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. She had also worked in films like Piya Ka Ghar and Kangana Ranaut-starrer Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. (With agency inputs)