Rukhsana Sultana
Rukhsana Sultana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meenu Bimbet January 13, 1934 |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Years active | 1970–1976 |
| Spouse | Shivinder Singh Virk (divorced) |
| Children | Amrita Singh |
| Relatives | Khan–Banu family |
Rukhsana Sultana (born Meenu Bimbet) was an Indian socialite known for being one of Sanjay Gandhi's close associates during the state of Emergency in India between 1975 and 1977.[1] During this period she became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in Muslim areas of Old Delhi.[2][3][4][5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Zarina Haque and Group Captain Madan Mohan Bimbet.[7] Bimbet was a Hindu and an officer in the Indian Air Force. His wife Zarina was a Muslim, and the daughter of Mian Ehsan-ul-haque, sometime Chief Justice of the princely state of Bikaner. Ehsan-ul-haque came from a landowning family, originally from Jalandhar. After Rukhsana’s father divorced her mother, he married Asha Bimbat, from whom he had two children, Madhusudan and Tahira Bimbat. Rukhsana was connected through birth and marriage to a number of well-known personalities in Indian films and media. Her maternal aunt Begum Para (her mother’s sister) was married to Nasir Khan, the younger brother of Dilip Kumar.
Rukhsana married Shivinder Singh Virk, an officer in the Indian Army and the nephew of Khushwant Singh. The couple later divorced. They had one daughter, Amrita Singh who was a leading Bollywood actress in the 1980s. Rukhsana is the grandmother of Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan (b.2001) from Amrita's marriage to Saif Ali Khan.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rukhsana Sultana: The chief glamour girl of the Emergency". 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency". Hindustan Times. 28 June 2015.
- ^ Tarlo, Emma (2000). Das, Veena; et al. (eds.). Violence and subjectivity. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780520216082.
- ^ Tarlo, Emma (2001). Unsettling memories : narratives of the emergency in Delhi. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 38–39, 143. ISBN 9780520231221. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Gwatkin, Davidson R. "Political will and family planning: the implications of India's emergency experience." Population and Development Review (1979): 29-59.
- ^ French, Patrick (2011). India : a portrait (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 43. ISBN 978-0307272430. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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- ^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (24 April 2024). "Meet 'glamour girl of Emergency', niece of one superstar, mother of another; was most hated, feared person in Delhi in." DNA India. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Varma, Anuradha (14 June 2009). "In Bollywood, everyone's related!". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Film Actress Amrita Singh - Bollywood Star Amrita Singh - Amrita Singh Biography - Amrita Singh Profile". Iloveindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.