Rukhsana Sultana

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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 became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in Muslim areas of Old Delhi. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Rukhsana Sultana
Born
Meenu Bimbet

OccupationPolitical activist
Years active1970–1976
SpouseShivinder Singh Virk (divorced)
Children Amrita Singh
Relatives Begum Para (Sister)
Nasir Khan (Brother-in-law)
Ayub Khan (nephew)
Sara Ali Khan (granddaughter)

Personal life

Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Zarina Sultana (sister of film actress, Begum Para) 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, an officer 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 former mother-in-law to Amrita's former husband, Saif Ali Khan. [7] [8]

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