Kangana Ranaut's grandmother, Indira Thakur dies from brain stroke, 'Queen' star remembers a 'remarkable woman'

Kangana Ranaut has suffered a great personal loss. The actress-politician’s nani (maternal grandmother) breathed her last on Friday. The ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ actress took to Instagram Stories and paid homage to her late grandmother. “"कल रात मेरी नानी जी इंद्राणी ठाकुर जी का देहांत हुआ। सारा परिवार शोक में है। कृपया उनकीलिये प्रार्थना करें", which translates to, "Last night my grandmother Indrani Thakur ji passed away. The whole family is in mourning. Please pray for them,” she wrote on Instagram Stories.

The ‘Queen’ star shared a throwback picture of herself with her nani and revealed that she had suffered a massive brain stroke a few days ago when she was cleaning her room. “A few days ago she was cleaning her room and she got a brain stroke, this made her bedridden and it was beyond painful to her in that condition. She lived a wonderful life and became such an inspiration for all of us. She will always be in our DNA and in our appearances, and she will always be remembered."

The actress shared yet another picture of her saying goodbye to her ailing grandmother and revealed that she was an inspiration. Indrani had limited means but never compromised on educating her children. She also encouraged her daughters to pursue careers of their own and not conform to stereotypes. "My nani was a remarkable woman; she had 5 children Nana Ji had limited resources, yet she made sure all of her children got a high education in good institutions, and she insisted that even her married daughters should work and have careers of their own; even her daughters got government jobs, a rare feat in those days. All of her 5 children, including women, had their own careers; she was very proud of her children's careers," she wrote.

Kangana also revealed that despite being a pahadi woman, her late Nani was tall and sprightly at five feet eight inches. Despite her age, she remained energetic till her last days. “"We owe so much to our nani ji, my nani ji was 5 feet 8 inches tall, very rare for a mountain woman, I got her height and her health and metabolism. My Nani ji was so healthy and lively that even though she was above 100 years old she did all her work by herself."

In terms of her work, Kangana is eagerly anticipating the release of her highly anticipated film Emergency, which was originally set to premiere on September 6 this year. However, its debut was postponed due to a delay in obtaining certification from the CBFC, stemming from concerns about potentially sensitive content and religious sentiments.