Rukhsana Sultana
Rukhsana Sultana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meenu Bimbet |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Years active | 1970–1976 |
| Spouse | Shivinder Singh Virk (divorced) |
| Children | Amrita Singh |
Rukhsana Sultana (born Meenu Bimbet) is 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 gained notoriety for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in Muslim areas of Old Delhi,[2][3][4][5][6]
Personal life
Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Sadna Sult and Mohan Bimbet. She is connected through birth and marriage to a number of well-known personalities in Indian films and media. Rukhsana married Shivinder Singh Virk, a Sikh General in the Indian Army. They later divorced. They have one daughter, Amrita Singh who was a leading Bollywood actress in the 1980s. Rukhsana is grandmother to Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, the children of Amrita, and her former husband, Saif Ali Khan.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Rukhsana Sultana: The chief glamour girl of the Emergency".
- ^ "Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency".
- ^ Das, Veena. (Editor); Tarlo, Emma (2000). Violence and subjectivity (9th printing. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780520216082.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ 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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- ^ 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.