Victoria No. 203 actor Lalita Chatterjee dead at 81

Bengali actor Lalita Chatterjee, suffered a cerebral attack and died in a Kolkata hospital.

Veteran film and folk theatre actor Lalita Chatterjee, who worked in Victoria No 203, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday following a cerebral attack, family sources said.She was recently seen with Jim Sarbh in Jonaki.

A still from Jonaki, which featured Jim Sarbh along side Lalita Chatterjee and had its world premiere at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this year.

Chatterjee, 81, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday after she fell down at her residence and suffered a massive stroke. She was put on ventilation.

Chatterjee began her film career in 1964 with the movie Bivas opposite Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar. Her other films including Antony Firingee, Jai Jayanti, Har Mana Har and Memsaheb. She spent ten years in Bollywood, where her notable films included Victoria No. 203, Raat Andheri Thi, Aaap ki Kasam, Chori Chori and Talash. She was also a regular in Bengali jatra (folk theatre).

In her condolence message, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recalled Chatterjee’s four-decade long acting career and termed her death as an “irreparable loss for stage and screen. “Saddened at the passing away of veteran film actress Lolita Chatterjee. My condolences to her family, friends and admirers,” she tweeted.

Several actors and celebs took to Twitter to express their grief: 

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