'Pakeezah' actress Geeta Kapoor dies at 67 after being abandoned by children
Geeta Kapoor
She had been living in an old age home after she was reportedly abandoned by her son and daughter, last year
Veteran Bollywood actress Geeta Kapoor breathed her last in a Mumbai old age home on Saturday morning. She was 67.
The actress shot to fame for her role in the cult classic 'Pakeezah',
She had been living in an old age home after she was reportedly abandoned by her son and daughter, last year.
In a humanitarian gesture, film producer Ramesh Taurani and Ashoke Pandit had been caring for the actress and were paying her medical bills after her children turned their backs on her.
Her son Raja is a choreographer and her daughter Pooja is an air hostess.
"Heartbreaking! `Pakeezah` actress Geeta Kapoor passes away after waiting to see her children one last time," tweeted her friend and film-personality Ashoke Pandit.
She longed very much to see her children since then, but they never came and she kept getting weaker with passing time, and finally passed away, said Pandit.
Kapoor was deserted by her children in May 2017 at the SRV Hospital, Goregaon, and was later shifted by Pandit and Taurani, to the Jeevan Asha old age home run by the Society of Helpers of Mary in Andheri West.