<p>Mumbai: Actor and model Kavita Chaudhary—known for her portrayal of an IPS officer in the iconic TV series <em>Udaan</em> and a household name because of her Lalita ji ad with Surf detergent—passed away on Thursday night. She was 67.</p><p>She died of a heart attack in a hospital in Amritsar, her family and friends confirmed. </p><p>The Mumbai-based Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA), which is a trade union that looks after the rights and welfare of its members in the entertainment industry, condoled her death.</p><p>“CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Kavita Chaudhary,” it posted on X.</p>.<p>Kavita was an alumnus of the National School of Drama (NSD).</p><p>She shot into fame with <em>Udaan</em>, which was aired on Doordarshan from 1989-91, and was based on the struggle of a woman aspiring to be an IPS officer. The series also starred Shekhar Kapur, the legendary actor-director-filmmaker. </p><p>The serial is inspired by the true story of late IPS officer Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya, the first woman to become the Director General of Police of a state (in her case Uttaranchal, now Uttarakhand). She died on August 26, 2019 in a hospital in Mumbai.</p><p>Kavita also made two more television shows—<em>Your Honour</em> and <em>IPS Diaries</em>.</p><p>Her role of Lalita ji in the Surf detergent commercials in India in the late 1980s also caught on, making her a household name.</p><p>Actor Amit Behl, in a post on X also condoled Kavita's death: "RIP Kavita Chaudhary, is baar aapne lambi udaan bhar li, Naman," he wrote and tagged the NSD and CINTAA.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Actor and model Kavita Chaudhary—known for her portrayal of an IPS officer in the iconic TV series <em>Udaan</em> and a household name because of her Lalita ji ad with Surf detergent—passed away on Thursday night. She was 67.</p><p>She died of a heart attack in a hospital in Amritsar, her family and friends confirmed. </p><p>The Mumbai-based Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA), which is a trade union that looks after the rights and welfare of its members in the entertainment industry, condoled her death.</p><p>“CINTAA expresses its condolences on the demise of Kavita Chaudhary,” it posted on X.</p>.<p>Kavita was an alumnus of the National School of Drama (NSD).</p><p>She shot into fame with <em>Udaan</em>, which was aired on Doordarshan from 1989-91, and was based on the struggle of a woman aspiring to be an IPS officer. The series also starred Shekhar Kapur, the legendary actor-director-filmmaker. </p><p>The serial is inspired by the true story of late IPS officer Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya, the first woman to become the Director General of Police of a state (in her case Uttaranchal, now Uttarakhand). She died on August 26, 2019 in a hospital in Mumbai.</p><p>Kavita also made two more television shows—<em>Your Honour</em> and <em>IPS Diaries</em>.</p><p>Her role of Lalita ji in the Surf detergent commercials in India in the late 1980s also caught on, making her a household name.</p><p>Actor Amit Behl, in a post on X also condoled Kavita's death: "RIP Kavita Chaudhary, is baar aapne lambi udaan bhar li, Naman," he wrote and tagged the NSD and CINTAA.</p>