Kolkata, Nov 19 (PTI) Veteran actor Moon Moon Sen’s husband Bharat Dev Varma died at his residence here on Tuesday due to old age-related ailments, family sources said.
Dev Varma, 83, is survived by his wife and two daughters – Raima and Riya – who are also actors.
He breathed his last at their Ballygunge Circular Road residence, even as arrangements were being made to take him to a nearby hospital after his health condition deteriorated, the sources said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a post on X, said, “Saddened by the demise of Bharat Dev Varma, the husband of filmstar Moon Moon Sen, and himself a great well-wisher of mine.” “After getting the news today morning, I visited their Ballygunge residence, where their daughter Riya was present. Moon Moon and Raima are coming from Delhi. I paid my respect to the departed and condolences to the family,” she said.
Moon Moon Sen, a former TMC MP, had married Dev Varma in 1978. He was a member of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura.
“He was indeed very loving and affectionate to me and I shall always treasure his memories. He truly considered me as part of his family and his demise is a great loss for me,” Banerjee added. PTI SUS RBT
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