Actor Faraaz Khan, known for starring in movies like “Fareb” and “Mehndi” within the 1990s, gave up the ghost in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was 46.
The news of his demise was shared by actor-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt on social media.
“With an important heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I think, may be a better place. Gratitude to all or any for your help & good wishes when he needed it most.
“Please keep his family in your thoughts & prayers. The void he has left behind are going to be impossible to fill,” Bhatt said.
Khan, son lately Bollywood actor Yusuf Khan, was admitted to Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru last month after suffering multiple seizures.
His relations, Farhad Abousher and Ahmed Shamoon, had started a fundraising campaign to collect funds for his treatment.
They had said that Khan had been affected by a cough and an infection in his chest for nearly a year and it aggravated recently.
Khan suffered seizures thrice when he was being taken to the hospital and it had been later diagnosed that he had a “herpes infection in his brain that had spread from his chest”.
Bhatt had last month urged people to supply support for Khan’s treatment. Following which, superstar Salman Khan had purchased Khan’s medical expenses.
Khan had marked his debut in Bollywood in 1996 with Vikram Bhatt-directed “Fareb”. He found fame after he featured as Rani Mukherjee’s husband in social drama “Mehendi”.
His film credits also include movies like “Prithvi”, “Dulhan Banoo Main Teri”, “Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya” and “Chand Bujh Gaya”.