Wajid Khan's last rites performed at Versova cemetery

Music director Wajid Khan left for heavenly abode at the age of 42. His brother Sajid Khan and actor Aditya Pancholi arrived for his funeral which was held at Versova cemetery where Irrfan Khan was buried earlier.

Mumbai: The news of popular music composer-singer-director's death came as a huge shock to the entire film industry. The musician was suffering from heart and kidney problems and was diagnosed with COVID-19. Wajid's brother Sajid Khan was seen attending the funeral.

The Mashallah crooner was buried at the Versova cemetery in Mumbai. Actor Irrfan was also buried at the Versova cemetery. Besides Sajid, actor Aditya Pancholi also arrived at the funeral.

The news of Wajid's death was released by music composer Salim Merchant on social media. He had tweeted, "Devastated with the news of the passing away of my brother Wajid of Sajid-Wajid fame. May Allah give strength to the family. Safe travels bro @wajidkhan7. You’ve gone too soon. It’s a huge loss to our fraternity. I’m shocked & broken. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (sic)."

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Stars including Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan, Parineeti Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Neha Dhupia and many others tweeted about the demise of the music director.

Wajid and his brother Sajid made their debut in Bollywood with Salman Khan’s 1998 film Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya. Wajid even co-composed Salman’s songs Pyaar Karona and Bhai Bhai during the novel coronavirus lockdown.