Actor-singer Ruma Guha Thakurta, who impressed the audience with her impressive performance in Bengali films like Ganga, Balika Badhu and 36 Chowringhee Lane, died in her sleep early on Monday aged 84, family sources said. Thakurta, the first wife of versatile actor-singer Kishore Kumar, passed away at her Ballygunge Place residence in the city. She was suffering from old age-related ailments.
Thakurta is survived by two sons including singer Amit Kumar and a daughter from two marriages. Thakurta, a niece of film legend Satyajit Ray, worked in over 60 films. She started her career as a dancer before moving to the then Bombay where she got married to singer Kishore Kumar in the early 1950s. (IANS)
