The music industry has lost a talented artist, Wajid Khan, who was part of the music director duo Sajid-Wajid. Sadly, he died due to complications from a kidney infection at 42. Reports suggest that he was also diagnosed with COVID-19.
Music composer Salim Merchant said to the media, “He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently, he got to know about a 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.”
The duo of music composers started their journey in Bollywood with Salman’s movie Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya in 1998. Since then, they have collaborated on many of his films, such as Tere Naam, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Partner, and the famous Dabangg series. They have recently worked on two songs for Salman – Pyaar Karona and Bhai Bhai, which the actor has released on his YouTube channel.
Following the news of the composer’s passing, several members of the entertainment industry paid their respects on Twitter. Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Adnan Sami, Preity Zinta, and Sonu Nigam were among those who mourned Wajid’s death.