Celebrated filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi was hospitalised on Monday but her health condition is improving, a hospital official said.
The maker of Rudali, who has been ill for some time, was rushed to Kokilaben Hospital on Monday and admitted to the ICU. The hospital’s executive director Ram Narain said she was “stable”. “She is not on the ventilator and her health condition is improving,” he said.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said that the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) has been supporting her treatment.
“IFTDA has always stood for the industry members and we help out in whichever way we can. I spoke to Aamir Khan and Rohit Shetty, who readily helped out,” Pandit said.
Starting her career as an assistant director with the legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who is also her relative, Lajmi’s work first won acclaim due to Rudali, featuring Dimple Kapadia, which won three India National Awards.
She also produced and directed films such as Darmiyaan: In Between, Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence, and Chingaari among other women-centric films. Having worked with actresses like Tabu, Kiron Kher, Raveena Tandon, Sushmita Sen among others, Lajmi was also the business partner of Assamese singer, the late Bhupen Hazarika.
