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Farah Khan and director Sajid Khan’s mother, Menaka Irani, died on Friday in Mumbai.
She was 79. As we know in the golden time's child actress Daisy Irani, and Honey Irani. She also worked as an actor in the film Bachpan (1963), which also starred Salman Khan’s father and scriptwriter Salim Khan. She later married filmmaker Kamran. As per reports, Menaka had been ailing for some time.
Choreographer-director Farah Khan and director Sajid Khan are mourning the loss of their mother, Menaka Irani, who passed away on Friday in Mumbai. Menaka Irani, who was also the sister of renowned child actors Daisy Irani and Honey Irani, had a brief acting stint herself. She appeared in the 1963 film ‘Bachpan’ alongside her sister Daisy. According to reports, Menaka had been battling an illness for some time before her passing.
Court: Content from MSoft News:
On her birthday on July 12, Farah shared two photos with her mother along with a long note lauding her strength. She admitted she took her mother ‘for granted’ and wanted to see her strong again so that they could ‘start fighting’. She wrote in her caption, "We all take our mothers for granted... especially me!"
Sharing how the family had a tough few weeks, Farah further wrote, "This last month has been a revelation on how much i lov my mom Menka.. she s been the strongest, bravest person iv ever seen.. sense of humour intact even after multiple surgeries. Happy birthday mom! Today’s a good day to come back home ♥️ can’t wait for you to get strong enough to start fighting with me again.. I love you."
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Farah's brother, Sajid Khan too had shared a photo of himself with Menaka and Farah on the occasion of his mother's birthday. He wrote, “Happy Birthday mummy...”
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