Bollywood Mourns The Loss Of Farah Khan's Mother Menka Irani At 79
How Was Farah Khan Mom Related To Farhan-Zoya: In a shocking turn of events, ace Bollywood choreographer-director Farah Khan's mother Menka Irani passed away today (July 26) at the age of 79. The shocking news came two weeks after the 'Main Hoon Na' director celebrated her 79th birthday. According to reports, Menka Irani was suffering from old age related ailments since quite a while.
Farah Khan shared a close bond with her mother Menka Irani. On July 12, 2024, the choreographer-filmmaker celebrated her mom's 79th birthday and revealed in an Instagram post that she had undergone 'multiple surgeries'.
Popular Bollywood sibling duo, Farah Khan Kunder and Sajid Khan's mother Menka Irani breathed her last on July 26. For those unversed, Menka Irani was a known face in the Hindi film industry. Yes, you read that right. Born on July 12, 1945, late Menka Irani had worked as a child actress in the 1963 Hindi film 'Bachpan'. In that film, she had shared the screen space with her sister Daisy Irani.
Did you guys know Farah Khan's late mom Menka Irani was related to Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar? Yes, you read that right. The talented sibling duo, Farhan-Zoya's mother Daisy Irani is the younger sister of Menka Irani, making Menka their maternal aunt. Which means, Farha Khan-Sajid Khan and Farhan Akhtar-Zoya Akhtar are first cousins.
Later, Menka Irani tied the knot with stuntman-turned-director Kamran Khan and welcomed two kids - Farah Khan and Sajid Khan.
Rani Mukerji, Maniesh Paul & Others Arrive At Farah Khan's Residence
Following the heartbreaking news of Farah Khan's mom passing away, Bollywood stars like Rani Mukerji, Maniesh Paul, Neelam Kothari and Seema Sajdeh were spotted visiting Khan's residence to give condolences.
Both the Khan and Akhtar siblings share a close bond with each other.
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