Sabitri Chatterjee loses her sister

The air is gloomy on the sets of

Sanyasi Raja

as Sabitri Chatterjee who plays a pivotal role in the mega serial is going through a

tough

time. The veteran actress recently lost her sister but professional as she is, she's still shooting for the show. A source from the serial told us, "Sabudi was very close to her sister. Often she'd tell the director to let her off early from shoot so she could go home and spend time with her sister. She too was her sister's life. Her sister wouldn't eat till

Sabudi

was back from shoot."

Unit members say that although she's shooting, her smile is lost. "She is extremely

jovial

— the life of the set. It pains us all to see her go through such a tough time," said a unit member.