English Vinglish actor Sujata Kumar succumbs to battle with cancer 

Actor Sujata Kumar, fondly remembered for playing late veteran actor Sridevi's sibling in the film English Vinglish has died of cancer, said her sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, the actor-singer.

Suchitra tweeted that Sujata succumbed to cancer late on Sunday. 

Suchitra had earlier tweeted asking her fans and friends to pray for Sujata. 

On Saturday, Suchitra shared an update about her sister.

It feels like somebody's plunged a hard cold knife into my heart & ripped the ground from under my feet as i sit outside ICU & pray for my big sis my mother my best friend my darling Sujata Kumar as she battles for her life inside Pls join me & my family in r prayers for her

Sujata worked in several TV shows like Hotel Kingston and Bombay Talking. She also appeared in the Anil Kapoor-starrer 24 as Meghna Singhania. 

Apart from English Vinglish, Sujata has worked in films like Raanjhanaa, Salaam-E-Ishq and Gori Tere Pyar Mein.