Emraan Hashmi's mother passes away

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi's mother Maherah Hashmi passed away today at the Hinduja hospital here.

"She was suffering from cancer," director-producer Mukesh Bhatt told PTI.

Maherah was the sister-in-law of Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt.

"Emraan boarded a flight from Romania this morning. He is on flight right now and doesn't know the sad news yet. He should be here by 2 am," Bhatt said.

The last rites will be performed on Sunday.