Filmmaker Farah Khan recently experienced a significant personal loss with the passing of her mother, Menka Irani, on July 26. Since the loss, Khan had kept a low profile, refraining from posting on social media.
However, on Monday morning, the choreographer shared a series of throwback photos with her late mother and wrote an emotional message on her official Instagram account.
In her note, Khan reflected on her mother’s unique personality, stating, “My mom was a very unique person.. never wanted the limelight or any fuss around her.. despite the hard knocks she faced in her early life she was a rare one who had no bitterness or envy towards anyone.” She highlighted her mother’s sense of humour, adding, “Everyone who met her loved her n realised where we get our sense of humour from. Well hardly.. she was far wittier n funny than both sajid n i put together.”
Khan also expressed gratitude for the support received, saying, “I don’t know if she can see the outpouring of genuine love n condolences that have come for her .. not only frm our friends n of course family but so many of her colleagues n people who worked in our house came saying how my mom had helped them with loans or sending them money.. never expecting it back.”
She continued, “Thank you to all who came home to be with us in our grief.. to all who messaged n are still messaging. To all her doctors n nurses at Nanavati hospital who tried their best everyday. N to our consulting docs frm Chandigarh pgi n belle vue hospital.. We are grateful you gave us some more days with her.”
Khan concluded with a note of resilience, stating, “It’s time to get back to work.. that’s what she was always proud of. Our work! I don’t want time to heal this lump that will always stay in my heart.. I don’t want to miss her coz she’s always a part of me.. grateful to the universe for letting her be my mother n letting us look after her the way she single handedly looked after us all her life.. no more mourning now.. I want to celebrate her every day.. thank you everyone..” She also shared that her mother’s favourite song by Don Williams was playing, acknowledging, “Knowing her she would probably think its too filmy of me to use it here.”
