Madhuri Dixit’s mother, Snehalata Dixit, passed away today at the age of 90. She breathed her last on Sunday, March 12 at their Mumbai residence. Her cremation will take place at 3pm today at a crematorium in Worli. Sharing the heart-breaking news, Madhuri Dixit and her husband Shriram Nene had shared in a joint statement, "Our beloved Aai, Snehalata Dikshit, passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by her loved ones."
Last year, on her mother’s 90
th birthday, Madhuri Dixit had penned a loving note on social media. “Happy Birthday, Aai! They say a mother is a daughter’s bestfriend. They couldn’t be any more right. From everything that you’ve done for me, the lessons that you’ve taught have been the biggest gift for me from you. I wish you only good health & happiness!” Madhuri wrote, along with rare and unseen pictures of her mother.
Back in 2013, Madhuri’s mother had joined her to record a song for ‘Gulab Gang’. Narrating the incident, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha had told IANS, “When we approached Madhuri to sing a song in the film, she happily agreed to do so. When she came for the recording, she came with her mom and we discovered her mom is a very good singer. So we asked her mom if she could sing a song. Eventually, we got both Madhuri and her mom to sing a song in the film.”