{"id":264233,"date":"2020-06-01T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T10:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=264233"},"modified":"2020-06-01T15:25:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T10:25:45","slug":"famous-bollywood-singer-wajid-khan-dies-from-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/famous-bollywood-singer-wajid-khan-dies-from-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Bollywood Singer Wajid Khan Dies From Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood composer-singer Wajid Khan passed away today and artists on both sides of the border are grief-stricken. Now everyone&#8217;s concerned if this was Bollywood&#8217;s first COVID-19 casualty.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bole Chudiyan<\/em> singer Sonu Nigam broke the news of Wajid Khan&#8217;s passing. The 42-year-old singer-composer was a part of the popular musical duo Sajid-Wajid.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA3W9P2BEU0\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/dumb-and-dumber-kanika-kapoor-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-for-the-third-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dumb and Dumber: Kanika Kapoor Tests Positive for Coronavirus for the 4th Time<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It is speculated that Wajid Khan passed away fighting the deadly Coronavirus infection, but there are no confirmed reports. However, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmibeat.com\/bollywood\/news\/2020\/wajid-khan-s-demise-amitabh-bachchan-priyanka-chopra-other-celebs-bid-him-goodbye-299590.html?utm_source=FB-EN&amp;utm_medium=topslot&amp;utm_campaign=HM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">filmibeat.com<\/a>, Wajid was suffering from a kidney problem for the past few years and had reportedly been on a ventilator and was hospitalized due to this condition.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,\u00a0 and many others expressed grief and prayed for the departed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deeply saddened today ! I have just lost my brother today. Wajid bhai was more than a friend and a composer to me. May Allah Bless him Jannat. Ameen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wS4dxjhaVB\">pic.twitter.com\/wS4dxjhaVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RFAKWorld\/status\/1267228017530753030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have just lost my brother today. Wajid bhai was more then a friend and a composer to me. May Allah Bless him Jannat. Ameen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eEo0lej1a9\">pic.twitter.com\/eEo0lej1a9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RFAKWorld\/status\/1267210033508618241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Adnan Siddiqui also paid tribute to the late musician and called Wajid Khan&#8217;s death his own &#8216;<em>deepest personal loss in 2020<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA3konhnJFm\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>Bollywood is heartbroken over the loss of the legendary composer. A-listers like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, and many other celebs prayed for the deceased.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">T 3548 &#8211; Shocked at the passing of Wajid Khan .. a bright smiling talent passes away .. duas , prayers and in condolence \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrBachchan\/status\/1267281748280389632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeingSalmanKhan\/status\/1267356615490985984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terrible news. The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai&#39;s laugh. Always smiling. Gone too soon. My condolences to his family and everyone grieving. Rest in peace my friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wajidkhan7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wajidkhan7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyankachopra\/status\/1267196963008602112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WajidKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WajidKhan<\/a>, talented and ever-smiling&#8230;gone too soon. May God give strength to his family in this difficult time \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/1267308093987119109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All of Bollywood is grieving.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WajidKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WajidKhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iet0xQwGJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/Iet0xQwGJ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParineetiChopra\/status\/1267208980155129861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wajid Bhai you were the nicest, nicest nicest man! Always smiling. Always singing. All heart. Every music session with him was memorable. You will truly be missed wajid bhai. \ud83e\udde1\ud83e\udde1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WajidKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WajidKhan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParineetiChopra\/status\/1267207633968066561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in peace <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WajidKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WajidKhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WB6UbU9xTk\">pic.twitter.com\/WB6UbU9xTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonamakapoor\/status\/1267322869316378624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gone too soon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WajidKhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WajidKhan<\/a>.. thank you for the music\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffbdeepest condolences to his family.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheFarahKhan (@TheFarahKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFarahKhan\/status\/1267284508174417921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">shocked hearing this news <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wajidkhan7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wajidkhan7<\/a> bhai was extremely close to me and my family. He was one of the most positive people to be around. We will miss u Wajid bhai thank u for the music \ud83c\udfb5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jW2C2ooZ3P\">pic.twitter.com\/jW2C2ooZ3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Varun sunny sanskari Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Varun_dvn\/status\/1267201458627211264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I still can\u2019t believe it&#8230; feels like yesterday we were doing sittings for Tevar. One of the warmest &amp; most decent souls I had the pleasure of knowing. Always a smile on his face &amp; a song in his heart&#8230; Thank You Wajid bhai for the music &amp; the memories. \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCchUaarJg\">pic.twitter.com\/VCchUaarJg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; arjunk26 (@arjunk26) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arjunk26\/status\/1267332501669736449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>More about Wajid Khan<\/h3>\n<p>Wajid Khan debuted as a Bollywood composer with &#8216;<em>Teri Jawani Badi Mast Mast Hai<\/em>&#8216; in Salman Khan&#8217;s &#8216;<strong><em>Pyaar Kiya Tou Darna Kya<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; (1998). After that, Sajid-Wajid became Bollywood&#8217;s famed musical duo.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the duo composed many of Salman Khan&#8217;s hit singles like &#8216;<em>Mujhse Shaadi Karogi<\/em>&#8216; and &#8216;<em>Laal Dupatta<\/em>&#8216; from the film <strong><em>Mujhse Shaadi Karogi<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They composed four tracks for Salman Khan and Govinda&#8217;s <strong><em>Hello Partner<\/em><\/strong>. Sajid -Wajid also composed many hit tracks for the Dabangg franchise such as <em>Tere Mast Mast Do Nain<\/em>, <em>Hud Hud Dabangg<\/em>, <em>Fevicol Se<\/em>, etc<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/salman-khan-releases-a-song-for-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salman Khan Releases A Song For The Coronavirus Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That&#8217;s how Wajid Khan had such a close-knit relationship with Salman Khan. Even during the lockdown, he composed tracks for the Bollywood superstar.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-soap7sx65tq\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-soap7sx65tq\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SoAp7sX65TQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SoAp7sX65TQ?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>In a cruel twist of irony, he also composed the song against coronaviris, <strong><em>Pyaar Karona<\/em><\/strong>, a pop anthem urging people to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. The single with Salman Khan&#8217;s vocals was released in April. Wajid-Sajid also composed Salman\u2019s Eid special song, <strong><em>Bhai Bhai<\/em><\/strong>, a song about communal harmony.<\/p>\n<p>Wajid Khan was also was a mentor of the music reality show <strong><em>Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Sa Re Ga Ma Pa<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood composer-singer Wajid Khan passed away today and artists on both sides of the border are grief-stricken. Now everyone&#8217;s concerned if this was Bollywood&#8217;s first COVID-19 casualty. Bole Chudiyan singer Sonu Nigam broke the news of Wajid Khan&#8217;s passing. The 42-year-old singer-composer was a part of the popular musical duo Sajid-Wajid.  ALSO READ Dumb and Dumber: Kanika Kapoor Tests [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/famous-bollywood-singer-wajid-khan-dies-from-coronavirus\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":264265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1294,2199,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-264233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"category-featured","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Bollywood suffers its first casualty from the virus.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wajid-Khan-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wajid-Khan-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wajid-Khan.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Bollywood","Featured","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Famous Bollywood Singer Wajid Khan Dies From Coronavirus","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1294,2199,1297&exclude=264233","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264233"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=264233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}