Akshaye Khanna’s mother Geetanjali Khanna passes away

Geetanjali Khanna, mother of actors Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna and first wife of late actor Vinod Khanna breathed her last at her Alibaug residence yesterday. The 70-year-old who has been suffering from a heart ailment passes away hours after complaining of uneasiness. She was declared brought dead by the Alibaug Civil Hospital on Saturday night.

A source quoted to Indian Express, “Rahul and Akshaye along with their mother keep visiting their farmhouse in Mandwa. Geetanjali and Akshaye came around 11 on Saturday morning. It was in the afternoon when she complained of uneasiness. She was taken to a local doctor, who prescribed her some medicines.”

The report further added that Geetanjali went to sleep and when her son Akshaye checked her between 9-10pm, he found her body temperature had dropped. He soon called Rahul up and both of them, then, took her to the civil hospital, where she was declared brought dead. The funeral took place on Sunday, December 16.

Akshaye and Rahul had lost their father veteran actor Vinod Khanna last year on April 27.

We express our condolences to Akshaye and Rahul.

Vinod Khanna had met Geetanjali during their college days in 1968. They tied the knot in 1971, but their marriage hit a rough patch in 1985 and the two got divorced.

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