Junior Mehmood Passes Away After Battling From Stage 4 Stomach Cancer

In what came as a heartbreaking news from the Bollywood industry, actor Naeem Sayyed, popularly known as Junior Mehmood, has passed away today. He was 67. The news of his unfortunate demise came days after he was diagnosed with cancer. According to the media reports, Junior Mehmood breathed his last at his residence in Mumbai.

The media reports suggested that he was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November and which was in the fourth stage. The news of Junior Mehmood's demise was confirmed by his family to indianexpress.com and stated, "Junior Mehmood passed away at 2:15 am at his residence. He was suffering from stomach cancer. May his eternal soul rest in peace" According to media reports, Junior Mehmood's funeral will be held today at 12 pm at the Juhu Muslim Cemetery in Santacruz west.

To note, as the news of Junior Mehmood's health condition had surfaced, actors like Johnny Lever, Jeetendra, Sachin Pilgaonkar etc were seen paying a visit to him. In fact, Jeetendra, reportedly got emotional on seeing Junior Mehmood in pain. He told the Hindustan Times, "He is in so much pain, he is unable to open his eyes. To see him in this state breaks my heart".

Meanwhile, Junior Mehmood's old frend Sachin Pilgaonkar took to social media and urged fans to pray for him. He wrote, "I request you all to pray for my childhood friend Jr Mehmood who's suffering from a fatal illness. I had a video conversation with him a couple of days ago and went to see him today but he was sleeping as he was under medication. I am in touch with his son and Johny Lever regarding his health. May god bless him"

For the uninitiated, Junior Mehmood has worked in several films like Caravan, Haathi Mere Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Kati Patang etc. Junior Mehmood also worked as a child artist in movies like Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966) and Naunihal (1967).