Bollywood music composer
Wajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid fame passed away at the age of 42. The news of his demise was confirmed by Sonu Nigam and Salim Merchant on social media.
Taking to his Twitter account, Salim tweeted, “Devastated with the news of the passing away of my brother Wajid of Sajid -Wajid fame. May Allah give strength to the family. Safe travels bro Wajid Khan you've gone too soon. It's a huge loss to our fraternity. I'm shocked & broken. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.”
Sonu shared a picture with Sajid and Wajid and wrote, “My brother Wajid has left us”
Now,
Salman Khan has also taken to his Twitter account and offered his condolences. In his tweet, he wrote that he will miss Wajid and his talent. He wrote, “Wajid Vil always love, respect, remember n miss u as a person n ur talent, Love u n may your beautiful soul rest in peace ...”
Salman and
Sajif-Wajid
’s collaboration started from the year 1998 with ‘Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’ and they went on to give blockbuster numbers since then. Last they collaborated for Salman’s recent songs ‘Pyaar Karona’ and ‘Bhai Bhai’ amid the lockdown.
Bollywood celebs like
Amitabh Bachchan,
Akshay Kumar,
Karan Johar,
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
, Parineeti Chopra, Mika Singh and others too offered condolences on their respective social media accounts.