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Rita Bhaduri no more: Rubina Dilaik to JD Majethia - TV celebs pay tribute to the veteran actress

Exclusive! TV fraternity pays a tribute to the late veteran actress Rita Bhaduri

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Rita Bhaduri, who has appeared in several serials including Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Khichdi and Ek Nayi Pehchaan, was last seen as Imarti Devi in the serial Nimki Mukhiya. Here, people from the industry who have worked with her share their memories.. 

She had told the producer to replace her

The actress was playing a grandmother in Nimki Mukhiya, but wasn’t shooting for it since the past 20 days. Producer Zama Habib says, “Ritaji went through surgery twice, but it did not help her. Her health deteriorated and the evening before she breathed her last, we were told that her chances of survival were slim. And by late night, she passed away. We already had cancelled our shoot for another reason. She was a gem of a person to work with. She was such a professional that she requested me to replace her, but I had promised her that I will wait for her. I didn’t know she will never come back. May God bless her soul.”

An evening with Ritaji

Rubina Dilaik who worked with her in Chhoti Bahu regrets not meeting her in the last one-and-a-half year. “We (the Chhoti Bahu team) had made a group ‘An evening with Ritaji’ through which we were co-ordinating about meeting her for dinner. Now, we have dismantled it with regret. Kaash aakhri baar hum mil paate,” rues Rubina. Nevertheless, she has fond memories of the actress. “Ritaji was a beautiful soul, a warm-hearted woman and a thorough professional. It was my first show with her and I learnt so much from her. Even at her age, it was commendable to see her reporting sharp at the call-time. She was always smiling, and a great spirit to work with, a guiding light for all of us. And, of course, the dhoklas she would make and bring once every month on the sets, were the best I have ever eaten,” recalls Rubina.

An actress who did not get her due

Writer-director Aatish Kapadia wrote his first ever script for a Gujarati serial Agantuk in which Rita was the main lead. “I was only 19-and-a-half and this cocky newcomer. Ritaji was a darling, a sweet lady, she told me ‘You better write nicely for me’. When the shooting began, she told me I lived up to the promise. After that I worked with her in Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka Khichdi and Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai,” says Aatish. He describes her as a gregarious person who lived life on her own terms. “We used to crack jokes and even share a drink. We would talk about world cinema. She was one actress who did not get her due,” he says. 

A Gujarati superstar

For producer-actor JD Majethia, who did two shows with her, Khichdi and Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, she was a superstar of Gujarati cinema. “In Khichdi, she played my mother and in Sarabhai.. she played Satish Shah’s sister. She was very professional, a no-nonsense person who was easy to work with. Being a Gujarati, the atmosphere would be mazedaar, with all khana peena etc. We will really miss her,” he says. 

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