Lalita Lajmi was an Indian painter. She was a self-taught artist born into a family involved in the arts, and was very fond of classical dance even as a child. She was the sister of Hindi film director, producer, and actor Guru Dutt. In 1994, she was invited to the Guru Dutt Film Festival, organised by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Indian High Commissioner at Nehru Centre, London. Her work was also influenced by Indian films such as those made by her brother, Satyajit Ray and Raj Kapoor.
She died from age-related causes on February 13. She was 90. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) broke the news of her demise on its Twitter handle on Monday.
Lalitha Lajmi will always be remembered through the lives she touched, said Aamir Khan Productions in a tribute to the late self-taught artist. Lajmi, who excelled in the depiction of individualistic Indian women through decades in her art works, died on Monday at the age of 90.
The prolific painter had made a guest appearance in Aamir Khan’s 2007 film ‘Taare Zameen Par’. Lajmi played the judge of the art competition where Ishaan, a creative young student with dyslexia (Darsheel Safary) is declared the winner.
Lalitha Lajmi will always be remembered through the lives she touched, said Aamir Khan Productions in a tribute to the late selThe prolific painter had made a guest appearance in Aamir Khan’s 2007 film ‘Taare Zameen Par’. Lajmi played the judge of the art competition where Ishaan, a creative young student with dyslexia (Darsheel Safary) is declared the winner.
