Wajid Khan was 42. (Photo: Sajid-Wajid/Facebook)
Wajid Khan of Bollywood music composer duo Sajid-Wajid passed away on Sunday in Mumbai. He was 42.
Wajid along with brother Sajid made their debut as music directors with Salman Khan’s Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. They went on to compose music for several Salman movies like Hello Brother, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Garv, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Partner, God Tussi Great Ho, Wanted, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna, Veer and Dabangg (1, 2 and 3) among more.
Wajid Khan also crooned songs like Soni De Nakhre, Jalwa, Hud Hud Dabangg and Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita.
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Singer, music directors, actors and filmmakers took to social media to pay tribute to Wajid.
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"Deeply saddened and shocked at the demise of Wajid Bhai. I have grown up watching him, attending music sessions with him and Dad, I started my career with him and he has been my mentor whenever it came to music. I still cant believe that he is no more between us," tweeted Jackky Bhagnani.
"Rest in peace Wajid bhai ?? will never forget our Tevar music sittings together , full of life and extremely talented , you will be deeply missed ... condolences to the family ??" wrote Sanjay Kapoor as he shared a photo of the late music composer on Instagram.
"My brother Wajid bhai left today .. We studied together in college right from F.Y.J.C. We struggled together to become something in our life. We have always been so close. Our parents were very close friends. .I just can’t believe he is gone. A guy with such a pure heart. How much time we have spent together. .It’s not a good day for me, I lost such a beautiful friend," wrote celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim on Instagram.
"One of the sweetest and most positive person in this industry always so full of energy ..... RIP BROTHER ... ( Wajid bhai ) Gone to soon .... prayers and wishes to the family," wrote Remo D'Souza on Instagram.
"Best memory spent with him will be treasured for life. Rest in peace, my brother," wrote choreographer Bosco on Instagram.
"Wajid my friend gone too soon. Knew you for over 20 years now and the one thing that I will never forget is that smile on your face. A man with amazing talent and an ever smiling face that's how I will always remember you. Love and strength to the family," tweeted Shreyas Talpade.
"Too early to go. Talented, humble and endearing Wajid Khan. Deeply anguished on your passing away. Heartfelt condolences to the family. May God give you all strength to bear this loss. #RIPWajidKhan #WajidKhan," tweeted Boney Kapoor.
“Extremely saddened at the untimely demise of Wajid Sir. A musician par excellence. My condolences to his family & friends,” the actress tweeted.
"Shocked to hear about the passing of Wajid Khan. He was one of the most talented artists I have worked with, a good friend and such a pure soul. The music industry suffers a huge loss today. My thoughts & prayers are with the family & his loved ones. We will miss you. #RIP" Bhushan Kumar tweeted on knowing the demise of Wajid Khan.
Music composer SS Thaman mourned the loss of Wajid Khan. In a tweet, he mentioned, "A lovely composer true musician. Very big loss for our musical fraternity #Gonetoosoon. May your soul rest in peace. Strength to the family"
Music composer Rochak Kohli told indianexpress.com, "I am deeply saddened and shocked. It is a great loss."
Madhuri Dixit shared on Twitter, "Extremely sad to hear the news of Wajid Khan's passing. Gone too soon. My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends & fans in grief!"
An emotional Shreya Ghoshal wrote on Instagram, "I can’t believe I am writing this. It feels unreal... Wajid bhai, I close my eyes and only see your smiling face. You always saw positivity in any situation, gave so much warmth, happiness and strength to everyone around you. I was a newcomer in the industry when I first met you, but you made me feel like family, so touched by your humility, sensitivity, dedication, unrelenting love for doing good for people, above and beyond being a supremely gifted composer singer. Every time we spoke you said you have made so many beautiful melodies that you want record, you were an unstoppable force of music. I pray that wherever you are, you are resting in peace. May god give strength to the family. This goodbye is too difficult. R.I.P"
Katrina Kaif, Shraddha Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonakshi Sinha, Neha Kakkar and others posted photos on social media remembering Wajid Khan.
Sunil Grover posted a photo of Wajid Khan on Instagram with a caption that read, "Wajid bhai you will be missed. The music, passion about your work and your humility. With a heavy heart we say good bye to you. Rest is peace."
Sharing a video of Wajid Khan, Arjun Rampal wrote, "I still can’t believe this, Wajid an amazing soul has left us. His talent, his infectious smile, his gentle demeanour. His larger than life grace. Broken today. Gone too soon. Will miss you dearly. My love and condolences to Sajid and the family. Phir milenge bhai. This was him working on a song for Daddy. #RIPWAJID"
Actor Kriti Sanon is "shocked and saddened" by the news of Wajid Khan's demise. She shared a note on Instagram. (Photo: Kriti Sanon/Instagram)
Arjun Kapoor shared a picture from the sets of his film Tevar. "I still can’t believe it... feels like yesterday we were doing sittings for Tevar. One of the warmest & most decent souls I had the pleasure of knowing. Always a smile on his face & a song in his heart... Thank You Wajid bhai for the music & the memories," he wrote.
Sidharth Malhotra expressed, "Deeply saddened to hear the news of Wajid khan passing away. His music gave life to so many stories. My condolences to his family. RIP"
"RIP #WajidKhan My condolences to his family," Hina Khan wrote on Twitter.
"Kind, gentle and immensely talented. U will live in our hearts forever. Thank u for the amazing legacy u have created. Your voice will caress our hearts. We love u Wajid Bhai. Rest in peace and love," Iulia Vantur tweeted.
Salman Khan, who has collaborated with Sajid-Wajid on many films, mourned the loss of Wajid Khan. He tweeted, "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 ..."
Bollywood actors Esha Gupta and Mallika Sherawat were among the celebrities who expressed their sadness over the death of composer Wajid Khan.
Sonam Kapoor shared a photo of Wajid Khan on Instagram.
Anupam Kher expressed his shock on Wajid Khan's demise. He tweeted, "Deeply shocked & saddened by the untimely demise of greatly talented #WajidKhan of the #SajidWajid team. I had met him at few occasions. He was very humble, courteous and always smiling. May God give his family the courage to deal with this loss. Will pray to almighty."
Filmmaker and actor Satish Kaushik said he will miss Wajid Khan and his music. In a tweet, he mentioned, "Oh God !Shocking ! Sad ! Tragic ! Can’t believe this . My heartfelt condolences to Sajidbhai and family . May god give u all courage to overcome this great tragedy .We will miss u and ur music"
Abhishek Bachchan took to Twitter to express his grief over the loss of Wajid Khan. "Rest in harmony my friend. Had the pleasure of working with both Sajid-Wajid most loving and brilliant. My condolences to his family and especially Sajid," the actor tweeted.
Remembering Wajid Khan, Amit Trivedi wrote on Twitter, "Wonderful composer, wonderful human being Wajid bhai gone too soon. deeply saddened to hear this. may god give strength to his family and friends"
"Have woken up to this terrible terrible news of Wajid’s passing away .. Whenever we met we talked about music and things in general.. he had this childlike innocent mischievous smile that i can never forget . Sang a beautiful song #Kanha for #SajidWajid sad day," singer Rekha Bhardwaj expressed on Twitter.
"Shattered hearing about the untimely demise of #WajidKhan. I can't believe he is gone so soon! Rest In Peace Wajid. We will miss you!" Isha Koppikar tweeted remembering Wajid Khan.
"Just woke up to this terrible terrible news is Wajid passing away. Good lord, take good care of him. Bless his dear ones," Anubhav Sinha mentioned on Twitter.
"Deeply saddened & shocked by the passing away of a wonderful musical maestro @wajidkhan7 - rest in glory my friend. I will miss your smile, your humour.. countless late nights made melodious with your impromptu singing. Condolences to #Sajid bhai and the entire family," Riteish Deshmukh expressed on Twitter.
"Deeply saddened by the passing away of our dear Wajid bhai !! May almighty give strength to his family to bear this huge loss !!Rest in peace bhai!" Manoj Bajpayee tweeted.
Sharing a picture on her Instagram, Monali Thakur wrote, "My heart bleeds to even imagine the reality.. #wajidbhai you were indeed one of the sweetest and warmest people I ever knew.. I still can’t believe this.. the hour long conversations and your fun filled smile will be missed for good.. Hope you rest in peace dear brother..... You will be missed so much... Your positive energy which is such a rare thing these days, will be missed painfully by the ones who knew you.. loved you"
Tollywood music composer Devi Sri Prasad is "shocked & deeply saddened by the news of the sudden demise of Wajid Khan." He wrote, "Gone too soon :( May his Soul Rest in Peace. My heartfelt condolences to his family. May God give strength to the family."
"Positive, encouraging and full of life is how I remember Wajid bhai @wajidkhan7 It’s just so sad and shocking that he has left us too soon Will always miss the way he passionately beat boxed when presenting a new song Condolences to the family," Kunal Kemmu tweeted remembering Wajid Khan.
Akshay Kumar mourned the "untimely demise" of Wajid Khan. "Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of #WajidKhan, talented and ever-smiling...gone too soon. May God give strength to his family in this difficult time," the actor said via Twitter.
Adnan Sami posted a picture with Wajid Khan on Twitter and wrote, 'I’m shocked!! I’ve lost a dear brother Wajid! I can’t come to grips with this tragic news... He was such a beautiful soul...May Allah SWT bless him in Jannat-ul-Firdaus...Ameen.'
Actor Aahana Kumra tweeted, "Gone too soon #WajidKhan ...Shocked and heartbroken to hear this....may your soul Rest In Peace.."
"Just can’t believe this heartbreaking news. A true lover of music in every sense, incredibly talented & one of the happiest souls gone too soon. RIP Wajid bhai. Allah aapko jannat naseeb karein. You, ur smile & ur music will be missed. My love and duas to the family" Sophie Choudry expressed on Twitter.
Tusshar Kapoor posted on Twitter, "RIP Wajid Bhai...gone too soon! Prayers & Strength for the family!"
Karan Johar mourned Wajid Khan's demise. He took to Twitter and expressed, "your music will always live on...deepest condolences to the family and loved ones ....gone too soon...."
Director Hansal Mehta tweeted, "Damnit Wajid. Gone too soon. The songs you sang to me when I was depressed and made Barista in Andheri my retreat will never be forgotten. See you there some day you generous soul."
"RIP Wajid bhai. You will be deeply missed. The music industry has lost a gem. Gone to soon. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving family and friends. Allah jannat naseeb kare," tweeted Arbaaz Khan.
Rajeev Khandelwal took to Twitter and wrote, "This is such a heartbreaking news. One of the best guys I knew. So loving ..so compassionate. And such a contagious smile which always came from his heart. You will be missed #WajidKhan"
"One thing I will remember about #wajid bhai was that he loved the film industry. Selfless he would call and talk about a song he had just heard from a film of mine. Then call the composer, lyricists and singers. He loved being part of this fraternity. Always smiling. #RIPWajid," Nikkhil Advani said via Twitter.
Palak Muchhal wrote on Twitter, "Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of #WajidKhan sir, who had been an integral part of my journey since the very beginning! Rest in peace"
Aftab Shivdasani posted on Twitter, "Really really sad news of the passing away of Wajid Khan.. too young to go, such an amazingly loving guy and talent, will miss him a lot.. rest in peace brother, hope you’re in a better place."
Jeet Gannguli tweeted, "I am shocked and shattered ..my old friend composer #Wajid of #SajidWajid has left us! I shudder to think What more is in store for us??? Alvida bhai"
Vishal Dadlani took to Twitter and wrote, "Heartbroken. Both @SajidMusicKhan and @wajidkhan7 have been close & true friends. The kind who might see the light on and show up at our studio in the middle of the night just to meet and talk and share a laugh. Can't believe Wajid and I will never speak again."
"Heartbreaking news. Wajid no more. Spent time on the SRGMP show with him as a co-judge & he was so kind & generous. I know he was ailing for a while, regret not picking up the phone on him in this lockdown. Stunned & sad," Sona Mohapatra said via Twitter.
Babul Supriyo wrote on Twitter, "Shocked to hear about the cruelly untimely demise of Wajid of the renowned Composer duo of SajidWajid. Incredible loss of a very very dear friend & a very very talented musical mind - a Gr8 sport....@BeingSalmanKhan @singer_shaan @RameshTaurani"
Priyanka Chopra tweeted, "Terrible news. The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai'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. @wajidkhan7"