Lalitha Lajmi, Guru Dutt's sister, dies aged 90

Guru Dutt's sister Lalita Lajmi, who also me a cameo appearance in Aamir Khan starrer Taare Zameen Par, passed away at age of 90 on Tuesday (February 14). Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation shared news on ir Instagram handle. 

post re, "We are deeply sdened by news of artist Lalitha Lajmi’s passing. Lajmi was a self-taught artist with a keen interest in classical dance. Her works h an element of melancholy and performance, seen here in her artwork, Dance of Life and Death." 

One of shared pictures included Lalitha Lajmi at Akbar Pamsee exhibition opening. or one shows her artwork Dance of Life and Death from Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation collection. 

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More about Lalitha Lajmi

Painter Lalitha Lajmi, who was born in Calcutta in 1930, also h a strong interest in classical dancing. She got married to Captain Gopi Lajmi and later h a daughter named Kalpana Lajmi. Her first exhibition was group exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, where, in 1961, she also held her first solo exhibition.

Today, British Museum, CSMVS Museum in India, and National Gallery of Modern Art all have collections of her artwork.  inspiration for Lajmi's earlier works came from her own experiences and observations, whilst concealed tension between men and women was mirrored in her later works.