Gurinder Chadha's aunt dies of coronavirus complications

Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha's aunt died of Covid-19 complications on Sunday. The Bend It Like Beckham director revealed on social media that no one from her family could be with her aunt in her last moments. However, her children chanted Sikh prayers for her through a video call.

In her Instagram post, Gurinder wrote, "Today we said goodbye to my dearest bhuaji /aunt from #covid19 complications. She was my dad's little sister She is the aunt sitting down in these final pictures from #viceroyshouse and doted on me."

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Today we said goodbye to my dearest bhuaji /aunt from #covid19 complications. She was my dads little sister She is the aunt sitting down in these final pictures from #viceroyshouse and doted on me. She survived the Partiton of India and sadly for us, her family no one could be with her in person in her final moments BUT two nurses in the Surrey hospital held her hand, FaceTimed her children who all chanted Sikh prayers during which her soul departed. God bless the #nhsheroes who made my dear aunts passing humane.

A post shared by Gurinder Chadha, OBE (@gurinder.chadha) on Apr 19, 2020 at 5:10am PDT

Along with the heartfelt note, the director also shared three pictures of her aunt with her family members.

She added, "She survived the Partiton of India and sadly for us, her family no one could be with her in person in her final moments. BUT two nurses in the Surrey hospital held her hand, FaceTimed her children who all chanted Sikh prayers during which her soul departed. God bless the #nhsheroes who made my dear aunts passing humane (sic)."

Gurinder Chadha is an NRI filmmaker whose work mostly involves exploring the lives of Indians living in England. The filmmaker, who started her career as a journalist, made her directorial debut with the comedy Bhaji on the Beach in 1993. She made her career adapting English classics through a modern lens. Her other popular films include Bride and Prejudice, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Her latest work is the television show Beecham House.

The novel coronavirus has wreaked quite a havoc all over the world. Around 24 lakh people are affected, while the deadly disease has claimed 1,65,044 lives till now. In India, 519 deaths have been reported due to Covid-19, with 16,116 coronavirus-positive cases.

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