Philanthropist, Friend Of Several Bollywood Celebs, Parmeshwar Godrej Passes Away

Parmeshwar Godrej, socialite and the wife of Indian electrical appliances group Godrej group, Adi Godrej, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital on Monday night. Reports suggest that she was suffering from a degenerative lung disease and had been admitted in the Hospital for quite some time. Ex-cricketer and Pakistani politician Imran Khan, who was a close friend of Parmeshwar, took to Twitter and express his condolences. "Devastated by death of close friend, Parmeshwar Godrej," he wrote. He also went on to say that he wished strength for Adi Godrej and his children.




Khan and Parmeshwar Godrej have been close friends and have made several media appearances together.She also shared a good rapport with a number of Bollywood celebs including Kiran Rao, Salman Khan, Gauri Khan, former actress and philanthropist Tina Ambani among others.


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Godrej, a socialite and a philanthropist has also been active in spreading awareness about AIDS in India, for which she is very well known. Godrej had been working through the Heroes Project- an initiative launched by Hollywood actor Richard Gere in 2004. Parmeshwar’s initiative had also garnered support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Parmeshwar has worked as an air hostess for Air India, before she was married to her entrepreneur husband Adi Godrej.


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