Choreographer-director Farah Khan is in deep grief. Farah and Sajid Khan’s mother Menaka Irani passed away in Mumbai on Friday. She was 79 years old. She had celebrated her birthday just two weeks ago.
The world is aware of the popularity of Farah Khan and Sajid Khan, but very few people know about their mother. Read who was Menaka Irani who raised both the children in difficult circumstances.
Who was Maneka Irani?
Born on 12 July 1945, Menaka Irani was the sister of actresses Daisy and Honey Irani. She worked as an actress in the 1963 film Bachpan Mein. Salman Khan’s father and writer Salim Khan was also in this film. After this, she married film producer Kamran. After marriage, she became the mother of two children, Farah and Sajid.
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Farah and Sajid Khan have told in many interviews that their father Kamran was addicted to alcohol. He died due to alcohol addiction. After the death of the father, their family spent many days and nights in poverty. But their mother acted courageously in difficult times. Despite facing many difficulties, she did not leave any stone unturned in raising the children. Today the whole world knows what value Farah and Sajid hold in the industry.
What was Farhan’s relationship with Zoya Akhtar?
Maneka Irani’s sister Honey Irani was married to Javed Akhtar. After marriage, Honey and Javed Akhtar became the parents of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar. In this way, Maneka Irani is Farhan and Zoya’s aunt. Farhan Akhtar-Zoya Akhtar and Farah Khan-Sajid Khan are siblings. Maneka shared a special bond with her sisters’ children.
Maneka Irani was ill for the last few days. She was admitted to the hospital due to ill health. Farah shared a post on her mother’s birthday and shared her health update with the fans. It was also written in the post – Today is a good day to come back home. I am waiting for you to become strong again and fight with me. I love you. Farah hoped that her mother would recover soon and return home, but unfortunately this did not happen.