Farah Khan and Sajid Khan lose their mother, Menaka Irani

Farah Khan and Sajid Khan’s mother, actress Menaka Irani, is no more. The former actress died on July 26 in Mumbai at the age of 79. She had undergone multiple surgeries. Farah had hinted at her mother’s poor health in her birthday post.

Menaka Irani passes away in Mumbai

As per reports, Menaka Irani was unwell for the last few months but the family has yet to release an official statement regarding the cause of her death.

Menaka Irani, the sister of child actors Daisy Irani and Honey Irani, was married filmmaker Kamran Khan. She started acting as a child artist and later starred in films like Naya Daur, Bandish, Kya Kehna, and Bachpan (1963) alongside Salman Khan’s father, Saleem Khan. She did cameos in Farah’s films, Happy New Year and Main Hoon Na.

Menaka recently featured on Farah Khan’s YouTube channel, where the mother and daughter's chemistry was much appreciated. Audiences especially loved their sense of humour and strong bond.

Farah’s post for her mother

Farah had recently wished her mother a happy birthday on Instagram on July 12. She had hinted at her mother's illness in the post. In the caption, Farah wrote, “We all take our mothers for granted..especially me! 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 Lov u.”

Farah has spoken often about the financial struggles that her family had to face, even though they belong to a film family. She told Radio Nasha, “Yes, I belonged to a filmy family, but by the time I turned five, we were the poor cousins. We’d lost all our money; dad’s film had flopped. We had a riches-to-rags story. So, they (family) were all rocking, and we were the charity cases. Sajid, me and our mother were the charity cases. But, of course, they were very nice to us. They let us stay in their houses.”

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