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Veteran Bollywood actor and writer Kader Khan died in Canada due to a prolonged illness, confirmed his son Sarfaraz on Tuesday. He was 81.
Kader Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada on Friday after he complained of respiratory problem. He will be buried on Tuesday in Canada.
“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. We have our entire family here. So we are doing it,” Khan’s son Sarfaraz told PTI, adding, “We are thankful to everyone for their blessings and prayers,” he added. He had dismissed Kader Khan’s death rumours a day ago.
The actor had been admitted after complaining of bronchial problem and was put on a BiPAP ventilator. He was unable to talk and it showed signs of pneumonia. Kader Khan suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a degenerative disease that caused loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia. Kader also underwent surgeries for his knees in 2017.
Born in Kabul, Kader Khan made his debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Daag’ and went on to act in over 300 films. He also wrote dialogues for over 250 movies, with his first film as a dialogue writer being Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan’s ‘Jawani Diwani.’ As a script writer, he frequently collaborated with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra.
Veteran Bollywood actor and writer Kader Khan died in Canada due to a prolonged illness, confirmed his son Sarfaraz on Tuesday. He was 81.
Kader Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada on Friday after he complained of respiratory problem. He will be buried on Tuesday in Canada.
“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. We have our entire family here. So we are doing it,” Khan’s son Sarfaraz told PTI, adding, “We are thankful to everyone for their blessings and prayers,” he added. He had dismissed Kader Khan’s death rumours a day ago.
The actor had been admitted after complaining of bronchial problem and was put on a BiPAP ventilator. He was unable to talk and it showed signs of pneumonia. Kader Khan suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a degenerative disease that caused loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia. Kader also underwent surgeries for his knees in 2017.
Born in Kabul, Kader Khan made his debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Daag’ and went on to act in over 300 films. He also wrote dialogues for over 250 movies, with his first film as a dialogue writer being Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan’s ‘Jawani Diwani.’ As a script writer, he frequently collaborated with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra.
