Veteran actor-producer Sujit Kumar, who worked in innumerable Hindi films, and was also the first superstar of Bhojpuri cinema in his heydays, passed away this week, at the age of 75.

Kumar was also well-known for producing mega films like Khel (starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit), Champion (Sunny Deol, Manisha Koirala) and Aetbaar (Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu).

He is survived by his son Jatin Kumar and daughter Henna. A chautha ceremony (condolence meeting) will take place at 5pm, Monday, February 8, 2010, at the Indian Medical Association, Besides PVR Cinema, Juhu, Mumbai.