Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra’s mother, Garima Malhotra, passed away on Thursday. The news was confirmed to ANI by a source close to the designer.Following the news of her demise, members of the film and fashion fraternity visited the designer’s residence to offer their condolences and stand by him during this difficult time.Bollywood celebrities including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra, Karan Johar, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Urmila Matondkar, Ananya Panday, Sanjay Kapoor with daughter Shanaya Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Alvira Khan, Shah Rukh Khan’s manager Pooja Dadlani and Varun Dhawan, who arrived with his wife Natasha Dalal, Arjun Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Nushrratt Bharuccha, were among those seen paying their last respects.
Manish Malhotra’s bond with his mother
Garima Malhotra shared a close bond with her son. Over the years, Manish Malhotra often spoke about her unwavering support in both his personal and professional journey. In one of his Mother’s Day posts, he had described her as his “strength, inspiration and companion,” while recalling how she encouraged his early interest in clothes and cinema.“My mother my strength, inspiration and my companion… this morning having tea with her I was thanking her for always encouraging my love for clothes and movies since childhood. Happy Mother’s Day,” he had written.