Veteran actor-producer Sujit Kumar, who worked in superhit Hindi films like
Aradhana,
The Burning Train and
Aankhen, passed away this morning. He was 75 and is survived by son Jatin Kumar and daughter Henna.
The actor who was the first superstar of Bhojpuri
cinema in his heydays, was also a well-known producer with mega films like
Khel (starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit),
Champion (Sunny Deol, Manisha Koirala) and
Aetbaar (Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu) to his credit.
A chautha ceremony (condolence meeting) will take place on Monday, family sources said.