Wajid Khan was
laid to rest at a Versova cemetery with close friends and family members in
attendance.
Veteran
Bollywood dance songs top composers, Wajid Khan has died at the age of 42 after
contracting Coronavirus, Press Trust of India news agency reports.
According to
his brother, Khan, who had been suffering from kidney issues, passed away in
Mumbai on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest.
A source told
news agency PTI that Khan was buried around 1 PM, on Sunday and only 20 people
were allowed for the funeral with police security and barricades due to the
coronavirus lockdown in Mumbai.
“Only close
family, including brother Sajid and friends from the industry were present,”
the sources said.
Music
composer, Salim Merchant also revealed that the singer-composer was admitted in
Chembur’s Surana Hospital a few days ago where his condition deteriorated.
“He had
multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But
recently he got to know about kidney infection… He was on the ventilator for
the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection
was the beginning and then he got critical,” Salim said in his statement to
PTI.
However, several
Bollywood celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Varun
Dhawan, have taken to their respective social media accounts to pay tributes to
Wajid Khan.
Terrible news. The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai's laugh. Always smiling. Gone too soon. My condolences to his family and everyone grieving. Rest in peace my friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.@wajidkhan7— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 31, 2020
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) May 31, 2020
shocked hearing this news @wajidkhan7 bhai was extremely close to me and my family. He was one of the most positive people to be around. We will miss u Wajid bhai thank u for the music 🎵 pic.twitter.com/jW2C2ooZ3P— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) May 31, 2020
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