Editing Nargis (section)

==Illness and death==
On 2 August 1980, Nargis fell ill during a session of the Rajya Sabha, with the initial cause assumed to be [[jaundice]]. She was rushed home and admitted to [[Breach Candy Hospital]] in Bombay. After 15 days of tests, during which her condition kept worsening and she rapidly lost weight, she was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in 1980 and underwent treatment for the disease at [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Usman |first=Yasser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fK5oDwAAQBAJ |title=Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy |date=2018 |publisher=Juggernaut Books |isbn=978-93-86228-58-1 |page=50}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Somaaya |first=Bhawana |date=25 May 2017 |title=Nargis and Sunil Dutt: A Love Story In the House of Heartbreaks |url=https://www.thequint.com/bollywood/2017/05/25/sunil-nargis-dutt-love-and-life |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=TheQuint}}</ref>

Upon her return to India, her condition deteriorated and she was admitted at Breach Candy Hospital. Nargis went into a coma on 2 May 1981 after she became seriously ill and died the next day, aged 51. Because she feared fire, she wanted to be buried in accordance with the Muslim customs. Her body was carried on a bier according to Hindu customs. Sunil and Sanjay offered [[Salah|Namaz]] along with other mourners.<ref>[[Yasser Usman|Usman, Yasser]] (2018). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fK5oDwAAQBAJ Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy]''. Juggernaut Books. p. 60. {{ISBN|978-93-86228-58-1}}</ref> She was buried at [[Bada Qabrastan Mumbai]].<ref name="Katiyar 1993">{{cite web |last=Katiyar |first=Arun |title=Sunil Dutt: A man of active conscience but simple beliefs |website=India Today |date=15 February 1993 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/profile/story/19930215-sunil-dutt-a-man-of-active-conscience-but-simple-beliefs-810667-1993-02-14}}</ref>  Before her death, she had made it clear to Sunil that she wanted to be buried next to her late mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nargis-insisted-on-muslim-burial-sunil-dutt-refused-to-cremate-her-despite-pushback-from-others-many-said-that-as-she-was-married-to-a-hindu-9958152/|title=Nargis insisted on Muslim burial, Sunil Dutt refused to cremate her despite pushback from others|newspaper=TheIndianExpress|access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> On 7 May 1981, at the premiere of her son's debut film ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'', one seat was kept vacant for her.<ref name="Nargis family and death" />

One year after her death, the [[Nargis Dutt Foundation|Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation]] was established by [[Sunil Dutt]] in her memory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Sanjay Dutt's daughter carry on the legacy? |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/will-trishala-carry-on-family-legacy/20090915.htm |first=Arthur J |last=Pais |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=Rediff}}</ref> Although Nargis' death is attributed to pancreatic cancer, her daughter, Namrata Dutt Kumar, claimed her mother had successfully fought the cancer but died from a [[urinary tract infection]]. Nargis's son, Sanjay Dutt, added that her lowered immunity levels made her susceptible to the infection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/nargis-and-sunil-dutts-love-story-is-nothing-less-than-a-fairy-tale-romance/1288220 |title=Nargis and Sunil Dutt's love story is nothing less than a fairytale romance! |work=Free Press Journal |date=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2013 |title=Sanju negative |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/sunday-edition/sanju-negative.html |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=The Pioneer}}</ref>