Popular
Bollywood
music
composer
and
singer
Wajid
Khan
of
the
Sajid-Wajid
duo,
left
for
his
heavenly
abode
on
June
1,
2020.
His
brother
Sajid
Khan
revealed
to
PTI
that
Wajid
had
tested
positive
for
the
Novel
Coronavirus,
and
was
suffering
from
kidney
ailments
too.
Reportedly,
the
music
composer
died
because
of
cardiac
arrest.
As
soon
as
the
news
of
Wajid's
demise
broke
the
internet,
many
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Salman
Khan,
Varun
Dhawan,
Preity
Zinta,
Sonam
Kapoor,
Anil
Kapoor
and
others
took
to
their
social
media
handles
to
condole
his
death.
Not
just
the
film
fraternity,
even
Wajid's
fans
mourned
the
demise
of
the
music
composer
on
social
media.
Amid
this,
a
video
of
the
late
music
composer
singing
the
title
track
of
Dabangg
in
the
hospital,
has
surfaced
on
the
internet
and
left
everyone
emotional.
In
the
viral
video,
Wajid
dedicates
the
famous
'Hudd
Hudd
Dabangg'
song
from
Salman
Khan's
Dabangg
to
his
brother
Sajid.
As
the
music
composer
enthusiastically
croons
the
song,
other
patients
in
the
hospital
are
seen
livening
up
and
enjoying
Wajid's
performance.
A
source
told
PTI
that
Wajid
Khan's
mortal
remains
were
put
to
rest
at
Versova
cemetery.
Because
of
the
COVID-19
lockdown
in
Mumbai,
only
20
people
were
allowed
to
attend
Wajid's
funeral
with
baricades
and
police
security.
The
news
agency
further
quoted
the
source
as
saying,
"Only
close
family,
including
brother
Sajid
and
friends
from
the
industry
were
present."
Sajid-Wajid
began
their
career
in
Bollywood
with
Salman
Khan's
1998
film
Pyaar
Kiya
To
Darna
Kya,
in
which
they
composed
a
single
song,
'Teri
Jawaani
Badi
Mast
Mast'.
Post
that,
they
delivered
chartbuster
music
for
films
like
Tere
Naam,
Hello
Brother,
Partner,
Rowdy
Rathore,
Ek
Tha
Tiger,
Dabangg
franchise
and
many
others.