Daljeet Kaur, a veteran actor well-known for her lead roles in several superhit Punjabi movies, died in Punjab’s Ludhiana district on Thursday. She was suffering from brain tumor for the past three years and was in a deep coma for the last one year, according to her cousin, Harinder Singh Khangura.
Source- Mayapuri
Popularly known as ‘Hema Malini’ of the Punjabi film industry, Daljeet Kaur had acted in films like ‘Daaj’, ‘Giddha’, ‘Putt Jattan De’, ‘Roop Shaqinan Da’, ‘Ishaq Nimana’, ‘Laajo’, ‘Batwara’, ‘Vairee Jatt’, ‘Patola’, and Jagga Daku among others.
Veteran actor Satish Shah tweeted, “A dear friend and batchmate Daljeet Kaur the Punjabi lead girl of yester years passed away on 17th this month. May her soul find eternal peace. FTII 1976 batch.”
Singer Mika Singh took to his Twitter account to pay a heartfelt tribute to the late actress. He wrote, “The beautiful actress, Legend of Punjab #Daljeetkaur has sadly left us with her beautiful memories. May God bless her soul and rest in eternal peace.”
Source- India Today
She entered the film industry in 1976 with the Punjabi movie “Daaj”. After a remarkable career, she left the film industry after she lost her husband Harminder Singh Deol in a road accident. She re-entered the film industry in 2001 and worked in a few films, including “Singh vs Kaur”.
She completed her graduation from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi, and completed an acting course from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. She was also a hockey and kabaddi player.
Kaur had acted in 10 Hindi and 70 Punjabi movies, including ‘Putt Jattan De’ (1983), ‘Mamla Garbar Hai’ (1983), ‘Ki Banu Duniya Da’ (1986), ‘Patola’ (1988) and ‘Saida Jogan’ (1979).
