The demise of actress
Sujata Kumar
has left her family, friends and fans in shock. The talented actress, who was seen in ‘
English Vinglish
’ where she played late
Sridevi’s sister, was reportedly battling
cancer
since the past 12 years. Sujata, who worked in films as well as television, was
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi’s sister.
A couple of months ago, Sujata was invited to a TEDx Talk where she spoke about how to filter emotional pollutants from one’s life to a packed audience. There, the 53-year-old actress spoke about growing up in a broken family and revealed how being sexually abused as a youngster traumatised her. She also spoke about her marriage and eventual divorce, and of course her long battle with cancer. Although plagued with problems and a difficult life, Sujata was a fighter, who didn’t give up till the very end. In the talk, she admitted that she was left shell-shocked after being detected with cancer in spite of leading such a difficult life in the first place.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi announced the news of Sujata’s unfortunate death on social media today morning. She wrote, ‘Our beloved Sujata Kumar has passed away and moved on to a better place leaving us with an unimaginable void. She left us an hour ago at 11.26 pm on the 19th of august 2018. Life can never be the same again.’
Apart from doing films on and off, Sujata was also a part of television shows such as ‘24’ and ‘Jiya Jale’, apart from being a popular face in various advertisements.