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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian actress (1957–2024)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kavita Chaudhary<br />
| image = Kavita Choudhry.jpg<br />
| caption = Chaudhry in 2011<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = 1956/1957<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2024|2|15|67|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
| occupation = Actress, television director, producer, writer<br />
| spouse = <br />
| relatives = [[Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya]] (sister)<br />
| yearsactive = 1981–2024<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kavita Chaudhary''' (1956/1957 – 15 February 2024) was an Indian television actress, director, producer and writer, well known for her portrayal of [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] Kalyani Singh in the [[Doordarshan]] series [[Udaan (1989 TV series)|''Udaan'']].<ref name=":0" /> She was the younger sister of police officer [[Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/25inter.htm |title=The woman who inspired a generation |work=Rediff.com |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130052311/http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/25inter.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Kavita also made two more television shows – [[Your Honour (Indian TV series)|''Your Honour'']]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2000/aug/1618.htm |title=Kavita Choudhry soars again |date=17 August 2000 |website=Mid-Day |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164805/http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2000/aug/1618.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[IPS Diaries]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/doordarshan-brings-four-new-tv-shows-for-prime-time/ |title=Doordarshan brings four new TV shows for prime time |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619125826/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/doordarshan-brings-four-new-tv-shows-for-prime-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Chaudhary was also the famous face of [[Hindustan Unilever|HUL]]'s [[Surf (detergent)|Surf]] detergent commercials in India, playing the character of housewife Lalita ji in the advertisement<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/surfs-lalitaji-campaign-was-a-landmark-initiative-that-introduced-middle-class-consumers-to-the-assertive-houseproud-homemaker/article6533082.ece |title=Jingle Bells: Inside Lalitaji's linen cupboard |date=26 October 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=5 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205144228/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/surfs-lalitaji-campaign-was-a-landmark-initiative-that-introduced-middle-class-consumers-to-the-assertive-houseproud-homemaker/article6533082.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> in the late 1980s.<br />
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Kavita Chaudhary died from a heart attack at a hospital in Amritsar, on 15 February 2024, at the age of 67.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/udaan-actor-kavita-chaudhary-dead-heart-attack-lalitaji-to-india-9164733/ |title=Udaan actor Kavita Chaudhary, India's beloved 'Lalitaji', dies of heart attack |date=16 February 2024 |access-date=16 February 2024 |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216070645/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/udaan-actor-kavita-chaudhary-dead-heart-attack-lalitaji-to-india-9164733/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Ravi |title=Udaan Actor Kavita Chaudhary Passes Away At 67 |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/udaan-actor-kavita-chaudhary-dies-due-to-heart-attack-played-ips-officer-kalyani-singh-1664940 |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=ABP Live |date=16 February 2024 |language= |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216080316/https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/udaan-actor-kavita-chaudhary-dies-due-to-heart-attack-played-ips-officer-kalyani-singh-1664940 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Television===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes<br />
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|1981–1982 || ''Apradhi Kaun!'' || || ||<br />
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|1989–1991 || ''[[Udaan (1989 TV series)|Udaan]]'' || IPS Officer Kalyani Singh || [[DD National]] ||<br />
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|2000 || ''[[Your Honour (Indian TV series)|Your Honour]]'' || || [[DD National]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|2015 || ''[[IPS Diaries]]'' || Anchor || [[DD National]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ZfO7GiZPI Udaan (Doordarshan)] title song on YouTube<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STEIkRG1DXI Udaan first episode] on YouTube<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALxiXkHxqCc Lallita ji in Surf ad] on YouTube<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iRXT4U9Co Kavita anchors an episode of IPS Diaries]<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=3943961}}<br />
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