Simone Tata critical at 95: Noel Tata’s mother, who built brands like Lakmé and Trent, airlifted from Dubai; battles Parkinson’s at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital

Simone Tata, Noel Tata's mother, is critically ill in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. She was flown in from Dubai. Doctor Farokh Udwadia is attending to her. Simone, 95, has Parkinson's symptoms. She famously transformed Lakme into a top Indian cosmetics brand. She also managed Tata's consumer businesses for forty years. Her son, Noel, succeeded Ratan Tata at Tata Trusts.