Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri’s funeral took place in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon with friends and family paying their last respects to the veteran actor. The actor had passed away earlier on Tuesday after battling kidney ailment for a long time; she was 62. Reports said that her illness had aggravated due to which she had to get her dialysis done every alternate day.

Among those who were seen at Rita Bhaduri’s funeral were Satish Shah and Shishir Sharma.

Shishir Sharma also shared the news of Rita Bhaduri’s death on Twitter, “We deeply regret to inform you that Reeta Bhaduri has departed for her journey beyond. The funeral rites will be held on 17th July, Tuesday 12 noon at the Cremation Ground, Parsi Wada Road, Parshiwada, Chakala, Andheri East. Extremely sad.. lost a wonderful human being .. a mother to many of us.. will miss u Ma...”

 

Last rites of #ritabhaduri #rip . A very close friend of her #shaheenraaj shared this with me today morning: It was a real shock for me as this bubbly girl was a very noble soul like her mother Chandrima Bhadhuri and of course a very talented actress. May God - The Almighty bless her soul and let her soul rest in peace in her heavenly abode. I knew her since we were in school as school mates in St.Thomas High School Goregaon she was a very brilliant student as well n one year senior to me in school she even worked in one of serial for which I was the PRO her untimely demise has come like a big blow to me. And last but not the least she was s very good human being @viralbhayani

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Tv celebs today at #ritabhaduri funeral #rip @viralbhayani

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Rita’s body was taken to her brother, Barun Mukherjee’s house so that her family and friends could pay her the last respects. Talking to SpotboyE.com, her niece Mini said, “Ritaji had developed several complications. Her kidneys had failed since some time and more recently, she had a spine surgery done. After that, she developed many complications and her other internal organs started deteriorating. The last one month was tough.”

Tributes started pouring in for Rita immediately. From her Beta co-star Anil Kapoor to FTII batchmate Zarina Wahab, everyone remembered her as a good actor and a friend. Zarina said in reports, “Rita Bhaduri was the prettiest lady in our batch. I don’t know what to say now. I am in shock after hearing the news of her demise.”