Rani Mukerji's Mehendi co-star Faraaz Khan, who had been battling for life for a few weeks, passed away today, Pooja Bhatt shared in a tweet.
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."
Check out the tweet here.
For the uninformed, Faraaz had been unwell for quite some time and his family had also set up a fundraiser for him online, detailing his illness and listing the hospital expenses as Rs 25 lakh.
After seeing that his family has reached out for help, Salman Khan had come forward and paid his medical bills. Kashmera Shah had announced the same on her Instagram page and shared a photo of the superstar, praising him for lending a helping hand during Faraaz's tough time. She called him 'truly a great being' and 'most genuine person'.
His younger brother Fahmaan had told Mumbai Mirror, "We will forever be grateful to Salman Khan. May God bless him and give him a long life."
Detailing Faraaz's illness on Impact Guru, his family had shared, "Faraaz had been suffering from a cough and an infection in his chest for nearly a year. Recently, the coughing had aggravated so due to the prevailing pandemic, he decided to consult the doctor over a video call. Over the video consultation on 8th October 2020, the doctor saw his condition and recommended that he gets himself admitted to a hospital as his cough was quite intense and to prevent any further infection, hospitalization was the best thing to do. So, immediately we called for an ambulance. However what happened after that has shaken us up to the core."