Zareen Khan honors mother Parveen on first birthday since April demise
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Actress Zareen Khan marked her late mother Parveen Khan's first birthday following her death in April with an emotional social media tribute. Publishing a throwback video of her mother cutting a birthday cake, the 'Veer' actress pledged to continue her mother's lifelong mission of ensuring everyone was fed.
"Happy Birthday mom (red heart emoji) Making sure everyone ate was like her life mission and I'll make sure i continue tht...Insha Allah! (sic)," read Zareen's post on the occasion.
The loss and its impact
Parveen Khan passed away on 8 April 2025 after a prolonged illness. Ten days after her mother's death, the 'Housefull 2' actress shared a deeply personal message on social media, writing, "'Iinaa lillh wa'iinaa 'iilayh rajiewn (To Allah we belong and to him we shall return). My Mother, my first love, my best friend, my baby, my world, my everything…. It's been 10 days that you are gone."
Zareen's grief and remembrance
In the same post, Zareen described the void left by her mother's absence. "I'm not gonna write some long caption for the world to read bcoz you know exactly what I'm going through right now without you. There's a constant ache and emptiness in my heart which is irreplaceable," she wrote.
She concluded with a tender farewell: "Be the Chota baby you always were and enjoy your parents' love in Jannat…Until we meet again!"
Final rites and family statement
Parveen Khan's last rites were performed at Versova Muslim Kabrastan in Andheri West, Mumbai. Zareen's team released an official statement confirming the news: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return). This is to inform that our beloved Ms Parveen Khan, mother of Zareen Khan and Sana Khan, has departed peacefully to her heavenly abode on the 8th of April. May Allah grant her the highest place in Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen."