Bollywood veteran Kader Khan passes away at 81

Veteran actor and writer, Kader Khan passed away on 31st December in Canada after fighting prolonged illness. The news was confirmed by his son Sarfaraz in an official statement. As per the statement the funeral will be conducted in Canada as he was undergoing the treatment there.
He reportedly slipped into coma in the afternoon and breathed his last at 6:00 pm (as per the Canada time). Kader Khan was transferred from a regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator before he passed away. His son Sarfaraz said in his statement, “My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks. The last rites will be performed here in Canada only. We have our entire family here and we live here so we are doing it,”
Soon after the news of him passing away broke out, various Bollywood stars took to their social media to mourn the huge loss. Amitabh Bachchan wrote, “Kadar Khan passes away .. sad depressing news .. my prayers and condolences .. a brilliant stage artist a most compassionate and accomplished talent on film .. a writer of eminence ; in most of my very successful films .. a delightful company .. and a mathematician !!”

 

 

 

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