Bollywood woke up to the bitter news of famed music composer Wajid Khan’s demise. Salim Merchant had shared on Twitter, “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 @wajidkhan7 you’ve gone too soon. It’s a huge loss to our fraternity. I’m shocked & broken. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.” Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Khan and actor Aditya Pancholi were snapped arriving for the last rites of celebrated music composer at Versova in Mumbai.

Wajid Khan passed away at the age of 42 and the last song he composed was for Salman Khan. Titled ‘Bhai Bhai’, Salman had penned the lyrics and sent it to composer-friends Sajid-Wajid, who had set the tune in a day.

Priyanka Chopra to Amitabh Bachchan and Sonu Nigam, several Bollywood celebrities have expressed grief at the sudden demise of the composer. Wajid Khan had worked on popular numbers like ‘Hud Hud Dabangg’, ‘Fevicol Se’ and ‘Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita’ to name a few.