<p>Mumbai: Unique, funny, and wittier than her and brother Sajid Khan put together is how filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan remembered her mother Menaka Irani, who died last month.</p>.<p>Irani, who was the sister of child actors Daisy and Honey Irani, passed away on July 26 at Sajid Khan's residence here due to prolonged illness. She was 79.</p>.<p>In her first social media post since her mother's death, Farah Khan said Irani was a "rare one".</p>.<p>"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. 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 (sic)" she wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>The director, known for <em>Main Hoon Na</em>, <em>Om Shanti Om</em>, and <em>Happy New Year</em>, said she doesn't want time to "heal this lump" that will always stay in her heart. She also shared a series of photos with her mother -- including a black-and-white picture of a young Irani.</p>.<p>"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.. (sic)" </p><p>Irani, who also worked in the 1970 film <em>Bachpan</em> with veteran screenwriter Salim Khan and married filmmaker Kamran, had undergone several surgeries. She died days after celebrating her 79th birthday on July 12.</p>.<p>In her post, Farah Khan also thanked the medical staff of different hospitals for giving the family "some more days" with her mother. </p><p>"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 (sic)" she added.</p>.<p>The filmmaker said it was time for her to get "back to work" as that was something her mother was always proud of. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Unique, funny, and wittier than her and brother Sajid Khan put together is how filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan remembered her mother Menaka Irani, who died last month.</p>.<p>Irani, who was the sister of child actors Daisy and Honey Irani, passed away on July 26 at Sajid Khan's residence here due to prolonged illness. She was 79.</p>.<p>In her first social media post since her mother's death, Farah Khan said Irani was a "rare one".</p>.<p>"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. 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 (sic)" she wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>The director, known for <em>Main Hoon Na</em>, <em>Om Shanti Om</em>, and <em>Happy New Year</em>, said she doesn't want time to "heal this lump" that will always stay in her heart. She also shared a series of photos with her mother -- including a black-and-white picture of a young Irani.</p>.<p>"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.. (sic)" </p><p>Irani, who also worked in the 1970 film <em>Bachpan</em> with veteran screenwriter Salim Khan and married filmmaker Kamran, had undergone several surgeries. She died days after celebrating her 79th birthday on July 12.</p>.<p>In her post, Farah Khan also thanked the medical staff of different hospitals for giving the family "some more days" with her mother. </p><p>"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 (sic)" she added.</p>.<p>The filmmaker said it was time for her to get "back to work" as that was something her mother was always proud of. </p>