Published 14:21 IST, June 1st 2020
Wajid Khan's death: Aditya Pancholi, Sajid Khan attend the funeral; Bollywood mourns
Wajid Khan passed away at the age of 42 leaving his fans and family heartbroken. Aditya Pancholi and Sajid Khan were seen attending his funeral. Read on.
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Popular music composer Wajid Khan has passed away at the age of 42. Khan died in a Mumbai-based hospital. It is being reported that the actor passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020, due to complications that arose from a kidney infection. Bollywood celebrities took to their social media handles to pay tribute to the late musician and to mourn for his untimely death. Wajid Khan's funeral was attended by his closest friends in Bollywood. Aditya Pancholi and Sajid Khan were among them. Read on to know more details:
Aditya Pancholi, Sajid Khan at Wajid Khan's funeral
Taking to his social media handle, content creator and fashion photographer Viral Bhayani posted a video from late music composer Wajid Khan's funeral, where fans and followers can see Wajid's brother Sajid Khan was present. In the video, fans can see that actor Aditya Pancholi is also present for Wajid Khan's funeral. Here is the video posted by Viral Bhayani:
Wajid Khan was admitted to the hospital due to kidney infection but there was news that the actor had contracted coronavirus. It is also being reported that the musician was on a ventilator in his final hours. Several Bollywood celebrities who could not attend the funeral due to the coronavirus pandemic took to their official social media handles and offered their condolences. Akshay Kumar, in a tweet, said, "Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of #WajidKhan, talented and ever-smiling...gone too soon. May God give strength to his family in this difficult time."
Anil Kapoor also took to his Twitter and said that Wajid Khan's demise is an " irreplaceable loss" for the music industry. The actor further said that Khan will be deeply missed by everyone and he will always live because of his music that has gone on to touch the lives of several people out there. Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Richa Chadda, and Athiya Shetty also took to their social media handles and expressed their grief. Here are a few tweets by the actors:
Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of #WajidKhan, talented and ever-smiling...gone too soon. May God give strength to his family in this difficult time 🙏🏻
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 1, 2020
An irreplaceable loss for the music industry. Wajid Khan will be missed deeply but he will live on through his music and the lives he touched with it. My heartfelt condolences to the family.🙏🏻
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) June 1, 2020
Rest in harmony my friend. Had the pleasure of working with both Sajid-Wajid most loving and brilliant. My condolences to his family and especially Sajid. #RIPWajidKhan
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) June 1, 2020
RIP #WajidKhan 🙏🏼😞♥️ my strength and love to your family and loves ones. #GoneTooSoon pic.twitter.com/bp0xohWDtz
— Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) June 1, 2020
14:21 IST, June 1st 2020