Amritsar,
Feb
16
(PTI)
Kavita
Chaudhary,
star
of
the
popular
Doordarshan
serial
"Udaan",
died
at
a
hospital
here
following
cardiac
arrest
on
Thursday
night.
She
was
67.
The
actor,
also
popular
as
the
homemaker
Lalita
ji
in
the
Surf
detergent
commercials
in
India
in
the
late
1980s,
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
a
few
days
ago.
"She
passed
away
following
cardiac
arrest
last
night
around
8.30
pm
in
Amritsar
at
the
hospital.
She
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
a
few
days
ago
due
to
low
blood
pressure.
Her
condition
became
critical
later," Ajay
Sayal,
Chaudhary's
nephew,
told
PTI.
The
last
rites
were
held
here
on
Thursday
morning.
The
actor
is
survived
by
Sayal
and
her
niece.
Chaudhary
was
best
known
for
her
portrayal
of
IPS
officer
Kalyani
Singh
in
"Udaan"
a
progressive
show
about
women
empowerment,
which
ran
on
Doordarshan
between
1989
and
1991.
Besides
starring,
she
wrote
and
directed
the
serial,
which
was
inspired
by
the
life
of
her
elder
sister
and
police
officer
Kanchan
Chaudhary
Bhattacharya.
"Udaan",
which
also
starred
Shekhar
Kapur,
revolved
around
the
struggle
of
a
woman
aspiring
to
be
an
IPS
officer.
The
critically-acclaimed
show,
which
inspired
a
generation
of
women
to
pursue
public
service,
was
brought
back
on
Doordarshan
for
a
re-run
during
the
pandemic.
Actor
Amit
Behl
was
one
of
the
colleagues
who
paid
condolences
on
Chaudhary's
demise.
"RIP
Kavita
Chaudhary,
is
baar
aapne
lambi
udaan
bhar
li,Naman
@CintaaOfficial
@nsd_india," he
wrote
on
X.
Later,
Chaudhary
produced
Doordarshan
shows
"Your
Honour"
and
"IPS
Diaries".