Actor Faraaz Khan passes away

Actor Faraaz Khan passed away on Wednesday. On October 14, it was revealed that Faraaz suffered three consecutive seizures owing to a herpes infection in his brain that had spread from his chest. The actor was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru last month after he developed pneumonia as a consequence of the seizures.

The news of his demise was shared on Twitter by actress Pooja Bhatt. She wrote: "With a heavy heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I believe, is a better place.Gratitude to all for your help & good wishes when he needed it most.Please keep his family in your thoughts & prayers.The void he has left behind will be impossible to fill (sic)."

Faraaz starred opposite Rani Mukerji in the 1998 release "Mehndi" and also toplined Vikram Bhatt's 1996 thriller "Fareb".

With a heavy heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I believe, is a better place.Gratitude to all for your help & good wishes when he needed it most.Please keep his family in your thoughts & prayers.The void he has left behind will be impossible to fill 🙏

— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) November 4, 2020

#FaraazKhan
May 1970-Nov 2020
May your music always play across time and space 🙏💔 pic.twitter.com/Rw0SdkMym5

— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) November 4, 2020