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Farewell, Lalitha Lajmi, Hope You Are Reunited With Kalpana

Know more aboutate Lalitha Lajmi and what Subhash K Jha has to say about her

Author: Subhash K Jha
13 Feb,2023 21:12:52
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Farewell, Lalitha Lajmi, Hope You Are Reunited With Kalpana

Reputed painter Lalitha Lajmi lived much longer than her entire family. Her legendary brother Guru Dutt was only 39 when he allegedly committed sucide. His leder son Tarun only 35 when he died.

While Guru Dutt committed suicide in 1965, his elder son Tarun Dutt (who had directed Rekha in the 1984 caper Bindiya Chamkegi) apparently took his own life in 1985.

Guru Dutt’s younger son Arun died at 58 in 2014.Arun, and his siblings Tarun and Nina, grew up in the homes of Guru Dutt’s brother Atma Ram and Geeta Dutt’s brother Mukul Roy after their parents passed away.

Tarun and Arun were only eight years old when their father passed away. The children didn’t know their father’s reputation as a living legend. Guru Dutt never encouraged his children to be a part of the movie business. He knew better than most how heartbreaking the industry could be and even made the classic Kaagaz Ke Phool on the disenchantment served up by the film industry.

After Arun’s death his cousin Kalpana Lajmi(Lalitha Lajmi’s daughter) recalled Arun as a gentle and troubled soul. “He was a wonderful cerebral person. But eventually he was afflicted by the tragedy that gripped the family… the tragedy that befalls children of colossal personalities. Can you imagine what a burden it must have been for Tarun and Arun to carry forward their parents’ legacy?”

And now the legacy is wiped out. Kalpana Lajmi died at 64, leaving her mother behind . The lovely Lalithaji spent her time painting and doing social work.

But the loss of her daughter was a blow she could never come to terms with.

About The Author
Subhash K Jha

Subhash K. Jha is a veteran Indian film critic, journalist based in Patna, Bihar. He is currently film critic with leading daily The Times of India, Firstpost, Deccan chronicle and DNA News, besides TV channels Zee News and News18 India.

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