Renowned
qawwali
singer
Farid
Sabri,
of
the
'Sabri
Brothers'
duo,
passed
away
on
Wednesday
(April
21,
2021).
He
was
58.
Farid
was
admitted
to
a
hospital
in
Jaipur
due
to
a
severe
case
of
pneumonia.
While
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same,
his
condition
worsened
and
the
singer
breathed
his
last.
He
was
buried
at
the
Miskin
Shah
Cemetery.
Farid's
brother
Amin
Sabri
told
ETimes
that
his
brother
was
diabetic
and
was
diagnosed
with
pneumonia
a
few
days
ago.
"He
was
diabetic
and
also
had
some
problem
in
the
kidney.
Some
days
ago
he
was
diagnosed
with
pneumonia.
His
condition
deteriorated
on
Tuesday
night.
Everything
happened
so
quickly.
We
will
take
his
body
to
our
ancestral
place
Mathura
Walon
Ki
Haveli,"
the
tabloid
quoted
Amin
as
saying.
He
also
refuted
rumours
that
his
brother
had
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Another
report
by
ABP
News
quoted
Amin
as
saying,
"He
(Farid)
died
due
to
lung
infection
and
pneumonia."
Farid
and
Amin
Sabri
who
hail
from
Jaipur's
Ramganj,
gained
prominence
as
'Sabri
Brothers'
through
their
performances
both
in
India
and
abroad.
Farid
had
lent
his
voice
to
the
popular
'Der
Na
Ho
Jaye'
song
from
Rishi
Kapoor-Zeba
Bekhtiyar's
1991
film
Henna.
He
along
with
Amin
had
sung
songs
like
'Ek
Mulakat
Zaruri
Hai
Sanam'
from
Sirf
Tum
(1999)
and
'Nahi
Hona
Tha'
from
Pardes
(1997).
Filmibeat
offers
heartfelt
condolences
to
his
family.