This morning, we all woke up to the news of Wajid Khan’s death. Singer and music composer Wajid Khan, of Sajid-Wajid duo, breathed his last early morning and the news of his death was confirmed by singer Sonu Nigam on his Facebook account. He was 42 and had been suffering from kidney and heart conditions for quite some time. While there are reports of Wajid Khan succumbing to Coronavirus, singer Salim Merchant revealed that he had contracted the disease but did not die due to COVID-19.
During his latest chat with Bombay Times Merchant said, “We all know that he was sick and unwell for a while now but still his demise was a complete shocker. Wajid did not die of COVID-19. There have been false news floating around since last night. It is very sad that his kidney infection got worse and it got the better of him ultimately. He had multiple problems, it went to his throat, he was a diabetic and he had other health problems too that he finally succumbed to.”
Speaking about his kidney problem Salim said, “Wajid had a kidney problem but fortunately, Lubna, his sister in law, Sajid's wife, donated her kidney to Wajid. They are a very close-knit family and this was around six-seven months ago. Though the transplant was successful, he wasn't keeping too well. What happened was that Sajid and Wajid became very busy working on the music of Dabangg franchise and he exerted himself a lot. Eventually, he caught up with kidney infection.”
He concluded saying he has lost a brother, a friend, a colleague who has always been an extremely nice human being, very musical, very hard-working guy and abundantly talented. (ALSO READ: Wajid Khan Funeral: Ambulance Carrying Music Composer’s Mortal Remains Arrives At Versova Crematorium-VIDEO)
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