Sulaiman Merchant opens up on Raj Kaushal’s demise; says, ‘Raj had told Mandira Bedi that he was getting a heart attack’

Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kushal passed away on June 30. The 49-year-old filmmaker died after suffering a massive heart attack. The news of Raj’s sudden demise left the entire industry shocked. Music composer Sulaiman Merchant and Raj were friends for more than 25 years. The music composer recently revealed what happened hours before Raj’s sudden demise. Sulaiman also shared how Raj had once suffered a cardiac arrest even in his 30s.

Speaking to ETimes, Sulaiman revealed that on June 29 Raj took antacid as he was feeling uneasy in the evening. Next day around 4 am, Raj told his wife Mandira that he was getting a heart attack. The actress then immediately called their friend Ashish Chaudhary to help her take Raj to the hospital. But unfortunately before they could get medical assistant, Raj passed away.

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“Around 4 am, Raj felt more uneasy. Raj told Mandira that he was getting a heart attack. Mandira acted swiftly and called Ashish Chaudhary, who rushed to their place. Mandira and Ashish put him in the car but he was losing consciousness. I think they drove off, taking him to the Lilavati Hospital if I’m not wrong. But in the next 5-10 minutes, they realised that he had no pulse. Before they reached the doctor, it was too late,” Sulaiman told ETimes.

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Sharing how Raj had suffered an heart attack previously too, the music composer told the portal, “I think he was 30-32 then. But they took a lot of care after that attack, and he’d kept fine since then.”

Raj and Sulaiman were friends for more than 25 years. Salim-Sulaiman had even composed the music of Raj’s first film Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. The music composer is devastated by the sudden demise of his friend.

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