KOLKATA: At the age of 79, veteran actor Dipankar De lost his elder daughter Vaishali Kuriakose. She was 52.
Vaishali died on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Kolkata while undergoing treatment for heart and kidney related ailments.
She had a massive cardiac arrest and breathed her last.
Vaishali is survived by her husband, Anil Kuriakose, who works in the Bengali film industry, and her daughter.
Meanwhile, Vaishali is just a year younger than De’s second wife-actress Dolon Roy.
However, given her shooting schedule, Roy had to leave for work even on Thursday. She informed that veteran actor Dipankar De is devastated.