Kalpana Lajmi has passed away

Sunday morning brought a bad news for the bollywood film industry.
Famous filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi has passed away at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. She was 64 years old. Significantly, there was a serious problem in Lajmi's kidney and liver. She was diagnosed with Kidney cancer recently in 2017.

It is being said that both of her kidneys had stopped functioning. Lajmi was a director, producer and screenwriter. She was known for making realistic films. Her films usually focused on women. Some of her popular films include 'Rudali', 'Daman', 'Darmiyan' etc. As a director, Lajmi's last film 'Chingari' was released in 2006. This film was based on Bhupen Hazarika's novel 'The Prostitute and the Postman'.

Kalpana Lajmi started her journey as assistant director with Shyam Benegal. Her first film as a director was - 'Ek Pal'. This film came in 1986. In this film, Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah were in the lead role. She also produced this film and also wrote a screenplay in collaboration with Gulzar Sahib.


According to Kalpana Lajmi's brother Dev Lajmi, she died at around 4:30 in the morning. The whole bollywood fraternity is mourning the loss of a great filmmaker.
Many film stars are paying homage while remembering them on social media.