Wajid Khan family statement
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Amid the lockdown, Bollywood industry saw back-to-back deaths of celebs. Wajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid fame passed away on June 1 due to a cardiac arrest in Surana Sethia hospital. He also tested positive for Coronavirus. The untimely demise of the music composer created a void not only in his family but also in the industry.

Sajid and his family released a statement where they thanked the team of doctors and the hospital staff who took care of Wajid. The statement read: “Our dearest Wajid passed away at the age of 47 due to a cardiac arrest on June 1 at 00:30 am in Surana Sethia hospital. He had a successful kidney transplant last year and he was undergoing treatment for a throat infection. We would like to express our gratitude to Dr Prince Surana who is family and has taken care of Wajid just like a brother would, Dr Prashant Kewle, Dr Kirti Sabnis, Dr Nikhil Jain, Dr Rupesh Naik, Dr Dipen Deole, Dr Aseem Thamba and the entire hospital staff who had been treating Wajid and taking care of him beyond the call of duty and had left no stone unturned for his treatment. We thank each of you for your selfless gestures from the bottom of our hearts.”

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After Wajid’s death, Sajid and Wajid’s mother, Razina Khan, also tested positive for coronavirus.

Sajid-Wajid made their debut as music composers with Salman Khan’s movie ‘Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’. They also composed music for movies like, ‘Garv’, ‘Tere Naam’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’, and ‘Partner’ to name a few.

Wajid also lent his voice for many hit songs. His last work was with Salman with whom he co-composed the song ‘Bhai Bhai’.

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