Overview
- Brother Lalit Pandit confirmed she died on November 6 after suffering cardiac arrest following complaints of breathlessness.
- Her last rites were conducted on November 7 at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, with attendees including Shabana Azmi and Poonam Dhillon.
- A leading face of 1970s–80s Hindi cinema and a noted playback singer, she won a Filmfare award for Tu Hi Sagar Hai Tu Hi Kinara from Sankalp.
- She belonged to a prominent musical family as the sister of composers Jatin–Lalit and the niece of classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj.
- Reports note she had been unwell for some time, and her final recorded contribution was an alaap in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996).