Sajid Khan Loss of life Information: Actor Sajid Khan, recognized for ‘Mom India’ and ‘Maya’, passes away |

Actor Sajid Khan, who performed the youthful model of Sunil Dutt‘s Birju in Mehboob Khan’s “Mom India” and later rose to prominence with worldwide tasks resembling “Maya” and “The Singing Filipina”, has died following a battle with most cancers. Khan was in his early 70s.
“He had been battling most cancers for some time. He handed away on Friday (December 22),” the actor’s solely son Sameer instructed PTI.
Based on Sameer, his father had settled in Kerala together with his second spouse.
“My father was adopted by Rajkumar Pitamber Rana and Sunita Pitamber and fostered by filmmaker Mehboob Khan. He was not lively in movies for some time and was principally concerned in philanthropy. He used to come back to Kerala very often and he appreciated it right here, remarried and settled right here,” Sameer added.

The actor was laid to relaxation on the Kayamkulam City Juma Masjid in Kerala’s Alappuzha district.
After “Mom India”, which was nominated for the Oscars, Khan performed the title position in Mehboob Khan’s “Son of India”.
Khan discovered world stardom as a teen idol together with his position in “Maya” the place he performed the position of an area boy Rajji, who befriends the character performed by Jay North. The film’s reputation led to a sequence of the identical identify and added to Khan’s reputation.

He additionally visitor starred in an episode of American TV present “The Massive Valley” and appeared as a visitor decide in music present “It is Taking place”.
The actor grew to become a well-known identify within the Philippines and labored in motion pictures resembling “The Singing Filipina”, “My Humorous Woman” and “The Prince and I” with actor Nora Aunor.
Khan additionally performed the position of a dacoit chief within the Service provider-Ivory manufacturing “Warmth and Mud”.