Salma Siddiqui

[2] Her first marriage ended early,[2] and in 1957, she married Krishan Chander in Nainital.

[1] Kausar Munir, a lyricist and poet known for the songs in the Hindi film Ishaqzaade is Siddiqui's granddaughter.

[2][4] In Siddiqui's father's household in Aligarh was a family retainer named Sikander.

[1] Other works Siddiqui is known for are Gilhari ki Behen, Bharosa and Mangal Sutra.

Several of her completed manuscripts were destroyed in a monsoon shower, following which Siddiqui didn't publish again.