Towards the later days of his life, he moved to Pune to stay with his brother, Malay Datta Chaudhuri, and died on 19 May 2015, aged 81 at his brother's residence.
Towards the later days of his life, he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and moved to Pune to stay with his brother, Malay Datta Chaudhuri. He died, aged 81, on 19 May 2015 reportedly due to cardiac arrest, at his brother's residence.