Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s paternal cousin Noor Jehan breathed her last in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. Known by her nick name Munni, Noor was 52-years-old and was reportedly suffering from Oral Cancer for last few months. She unfortunately lost her battle against the fatal ailment Tuesday, confirmed her husband, Asif Burhan.
Jahan was resided in Mohallah Shah Wali Qataal area close to Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Having previously served as a district and town councillor, Jehan was politically active and even filed nomination papers for the provincial assembly PK-77 seat in the 2018 General Elections before withdrawing at the last moment.
Shah Rukh’s father and Jehan’s father were siblings and she used to contact her cousin on telephone occasionally. She was reported to have visited her superstar cousin at least twice, with her family maintaining close contact with the relatives across the border.
According to the reports, Khan also visited his relatives in Peshawar along with his parents twice during his childhood.
