MOVING tributes have been paid to the much-loved matriarch from Channel 4’s groundbreaking documentary series The Family.
Sarbjit Kaur Grewal, 72, affectionately known to millions simply as “Mum”, died on Saturday following a battle with .
Sarbjit Kaur Grewal died aged 72 after a lung cancer battle Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
Sarbjit starred in BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 series The Family in 2008 Credit: Handout
Sarbjit was surrounded by her family, with son Sunny by her side when she passed.
In an emotional tribute shared on , her son described the sad moment his mother passed away in his arms.
He said: “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I share the that our beloved Mum, Sarbjit Kaur Grewal, took her final breath in my arms.
“My Mum died knowing she was loved and that we never wanted her to go.
“She was the most beautiful, loving mother we could have asked for and our are truly broken.”
Sunny revealed Sarbjit had fought “a valiant fight” against lung cancer but said her body “could not take any more”.
“I promised no matter what she would never be alone and I feel blessed as her son that I kept that promise,” he added.
Sunny added: “Channel 4’s The Family would never have been the same without Mum.
“She helped the nation better understand British Asian family life and showed that modern Britain is diverse, hardworking and united through family.”
Born in Punjab, India, in 1954, Sarbjit moved to the during the mid-1960s and later made Southall her home.
She went on to marry her husband Arvinderjeet Singh Grewal, fondly known to viewers as “Bhola” and together they built a family rooted in love, humour, resilience and strong cultural values.
The couple shared 51 years of marriage and raised three children, becoming one of Britain’s most recognisable British Asian families after starring in the BAFTA-nominated series The Family in 2008.
The fly-on-the-wall documentary offered an authentic glimpse into modern British Asian family life and quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
Viewers across the country connected deeply with the Grewal family’s warmth, honesty and humour, with Sarbjit emerging as the programme’s most adored figure.
PR specialist and close family friend Pedro Carvalho paid tribute to Sarbjit’s legacy, describing her as “the heart” of the programme.
“The series was groundbreaking, but with Mum at its centre, it showed the important role Asian women play within family and society,” he said.
“Sarbjit represented something universal, that mothers are the backbone of every home.
“In Asian households especially, mums are often the glue holding families together.”
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