Kavita Chaudhary
Birth date1956/1957
Death date15 February 2024 (aged 67)
Death placeAmritsar, Punjab, India
OccupationActress, television director, producer, writer
RelativesKanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (sister)
Years active1981–2024

Kavita Chaudhary (1956/1957 – 15 February 2024) was an Indian television actress, director, producer and writer, well known for her portrayal of IPS officer Kalyani Singh in the Doordarshan series Udaan.[1] She was the younger sister of police officer Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya.[1]

Kavita also made two more television shows – Your Honour[2] and IPS Diaries.[3]

Chaudhary was also the famous face of HUL's Surf detergent commercials in India, playing the character of housewife Lalita ji in the advertisement[4] in the late 1980s.

Kavita Chaudhary died from a heart attack at a hospital in Amritsar, on 15 February 2024, at the age of 67.[5][6]

Filmography

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelNotes
1981–1982Apradhi Kaun!
1989–1991UdaanIPS Officer Kalyani SinghDD National
2000Your HonourDD National
2015IPS DiariesAnchorDD National

References

  1. ^ "The woman who inspired a generation". Rediff.com. Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Kavita Choudhry soars again". Mid-Day. 17 August 2000. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Doordarshan brings four new TV shows for prime time". 15 October 2015. Archived 19 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Jingle Bells: Inside Lalitaji's linen cupboard" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 26 October 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived 5 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Udaan actor Kavita Chaudhary, India's beloved 'Lalitaji', dies of heart attack". 16 February 2024. Archived 16 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ Jain, Ravi (16 February 2024). "Udaan Actor Kavita Chaudhary Passes Away At 67". ABP Live. Archived 16 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.