Shah Rukh Khan's Mother Lateef Fatima Khan's Picture With Indira Gandhi Goes Viral

Shah Rukh Khan’s mother Lateef Fatima Khan’s picture with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi went viral. A rank holder magistrate from Oxford University, England, she was a close associate of the former prime minister.

Lateef Fatima Khan was born and brought up in Tolichowki, Hyderabad on July 1, 1941. Khan was a social worker and passed away in 1990 due to complications with diabetes. She passed away before her son Shah Rukh Khan made his Bollywood debut Deewana.

Khan studied at Oxford University and was a first-class magistrate. The Bollywood actor spoke about her accomplishments and said, “She was among the first few Muslim women to have achieved so much.” He added that she was an executive magistrate for the longest tenure recorded. She was a close associate of the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and an image of her with the late prime minister is going viral.

In 1992, Shah Rukh Khan was awarded a newcomer award and dedicated it to his late mother. He said, “I am getting a major award in the film industry, she’s still not here. This one’s for you Ma.”

He also spoke about how he rarely prayed but began praying when his mother was battling for her life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Lateef Fatima Khan was the daughter of a senior government engineer and married Meer Taj Mohammed, an Indian independence activist from Peshawar.

Shah Rukh Khan recently completed 30 years in the film industry on June 25, 2022. His upcoming films include Jawaan, Pathaan, and Dunki. He is a co-producer for the Alia Bhatt starrer Darlings. He was last seen on screen in the 2018 film Zero along with actors Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif.

The actor and film producer was awarded the Padma Shri and has won 14 Filmfare Awards for his work in Bollywood. His career began with television appearances and made his Bollywood debut in 1992 in the film Deewana. In his thirty years of acting in Bollywood films, he has appeared in more than 80 films.

While initially resistant to acting in films, he decided to act in films in 1991 and cited it as a way to escape the grief of losing his mother, Lateef Fatima Khan.

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