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violating income tax. Because of this she had no money left . As her fortunes dwindled, she battled terminal cancer, dying at the age of 52. Cuckoo died on 30 September 1981 due to cancer at the age of 53. At the last moment, the situation became such that the film industry left him in oblivion. There was no money even to buy medicines, due to which Kuku could not get herself treated and no one from the film industry came forward to help her. She was forgotten and unattended by the film industry at the time of her death.
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