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Sulakshana Pandit Dies, Family Holds Quiet Juhu Funeral

Her brother Lalit Pandit said she suffered a cardiac arrest.

Overview

  • The veteran playback singer and actor died in Mumbai on November 6, with the family citing a time around 7–8 pm.
  • Accounts differ on whether she passed at Nanavati Hospital or on the way after complaining of breathlessness, both attributed to Lalit Pandit.
  • Her last rites were performed on November 7 at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, attended by close family and colleagues including Shabana Azmi and Poonam Dhillon.
  • A Filmfare-winning artist of the 1970s–80s, she balanced acting roles with a noted singing career and belonged to the Jatin–Lalit–Pandit Jasraj musical lineage.
  • Coverage notes prolonged ill health before her death and a discrepancy in her reported age, with most outlets stating 71 and at least one reporting 68.