Here's
some
heartbreaking
news
pouring
in.
Legendary
actor
Raj
Kapoor's
elder
daughter
and
Shweta
Bachchan's
mother-in-law
Ritu
Nanda
passed
away
at
the
age
of
71
today
(January
14,
2020).
Ranbir
Kapoor's
sister
Ridhima
Kapoor
Sahni
took
to
her
Instagram
handle
to
mourn
the
death
of
her
aunt
and
posted,
"To
the
kindest
most
gentle
person
I've
ever
met
-
They
don't
make
them
like
you
anymore
-
RIP
bua
#missyoualways."
Neetu
Kapoor
too,
wrote
a
condolence
post
that
read,
"My
dearest
may
your
soul
Rest
In
Peace
🙏💕🌸."
Amitabh
Bachchan
also
took
to
his
blog
and
wrote,
"My
'samdhan' Ritu
Nanda,
Shweta's
Mother
in
Law
passed
away
suddenly
at
1.15
Am
..
cannot
communicate
..
travelling."
[sic]
While
speaking
to
Indian
Express,
Randhir
Kapoor
revealed,
"Ritu
Nanda
passed
away
early
morning
today.
She
was
suffering
from
cancer.
We
are
in
Delhi.
The
funeral
is
today."
Reportedly,
she
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
in
2013
and
underwent
treatment
for
it
in
the
US.
For
those
who
don't
know,
Ritu
was
an
entrepreneur
associated
with
the
life
insurance
business.
She
was
married
to
Escorts
group
Chairman
Rajan
Nanda,
who
passed
away
in
2018.
The
couple's
son
Nikhil
Nanda
is
married
to
Shweta
Nanda.