Wajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid fame passed away on June 1 due to a cardiac arrest, he was even diagnosed with Coronavirus. The news shook the Bollywood industry and many personalities also shared their trauma and disbelief over the same.
Now, Sajid Khan released a statement on Instagram expressing gratitude towards hospital staff and doctors for taking care of his late brother Wajid Khan. The statement read: “Our dearest Wajid passed away at the age of 47 due to a cardiac arrest on June 1 at 00:30 am in Surana Sethia hospital. He had a successful kidney transplant last year and he was undergoing treatment for a throat infection. We would like to express our gratitude to Dr Prince Surana who is family and has taken care of Wajid just like a brother would, Dr Prashant Kewle, Dr Kirti Sabnis, Dr Nikhil Jain, Dr Rupesh Naik, Dr Dipen Deole, Dr Aseem Thamba and the entire hospital staff who had been treating Wajid and taking care of him beyond the call of duty and had left no stone unturned for his treatment. We thank each of you for your selfless gestures from the bottom of our hearts.”
Check out the statement here:
Sajid-Wajid’s mother, who was taking care of the late singer-composer in the hospital in Mumbai, was also tested positive for coronavirus after Wajid’s death.
Sajid-Wajid made a debut in Bollywood with Salman Khan‘s movie ‘Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kyaa’ in 1998. The duo went on to compose music for actor’s various films including ‘Tere Naam’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’, ‘Partner’, and ‘Dabangg’ franchise and many others.
Recently, Wajid had co-composed Salman Khan’s songs ‘Pyaar Karona’ and ‘Bhai Bhai’.