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- Kumudini Lakhia was born on May 17, 1930 in Calcutta, India. She is known for Umrao Jaan (1981), Sur Sangam (1985) and Jaanisaar (2015). She was married to Rajnikant Lakhia. She died on April 12, 2025 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- SpouseRajnikant Lakhia (his death, 2 children)
- Director Apoorva Lakhia is always mistaken as her son.
- Daughter name is Maitreyi Hattangadi.
- Son name is Shriraj Lakhia. He was briefly married to Supriya Pathak in the early 80's.
- Back in 1987, Lakhia was also honoured with a Padma Shri, and then received the Padma Bhushan in 2010, besides other national awards.
- After 70 years of dancing solo, she founded Kadamb School of Dance & Music in 1967 in Ahmedabad, catering to a small group of students at the time. She transitioned to choreography in 1973, which she spoke about at a Natyakala conference in 2001.
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