Wajid Khan
Настоящее имя: Wajid Khan
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Birth name: Wajid Ali Khan Born: 10 July 1977 (Sunday), Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Died: 1 June 2020 (Monday), Chembur's Surana Hospital, Mumbai, India Genres Bollywood music, Sufi Occupation(s) Music director Years active 1998-2020 Associated acts: Sajid Wajid Brother: Sajid Khan (2) Father: Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (2) Wajid Ali Khan was the younger son of artiste and tabla player Sharafat Ali Khan and Razina Khan. He joined to his elder brother Sajid Khan to form the artistic duo Sajid–Wajid. He also had a separate singing career as a solo act and was nominated for a number of awards as a playback artist. Wajid studied at Mithibai College where he met his college sweetheart Kamalrukh. The two dated for almost 10 years while Wajid was heavily involved in tours and in the musical formation. Family restrictions also postponed the marriage as Kamalrukh Khan, of Zoroastrian (Parsi) faith , refused to convert to Wajid's Sunni Muslim faith. Eventually, they married each other under the Special Marriages Act that allowed her to keep her religion and marry without conversion despite the opposition of Wajid's family. The couple had two children, Arshi, a daughter (born c. 2004) and Hrehaan, a son (born c. 2011).[5] In 2014, Wajid filed separation papers because of continuing religious and parental pressure and the couples divorced. Kamalrukh did not receive alimony since the case was pending in the court when Wajid died. Their children, however, received maintenance amount from their father pendente lite as per the Court's Order, according to Kamalrukh's interview to Sri Iyer of PGuris.[citation needed] Kamalrukh continues working as a clinical hypnotherapist and wellness coach. She also writes a regular fortnightly column for Hindustan Times titled "Weekend Fix for the Soul".[6] Wajid's health gradually deteriorated with him undergoing a kidney transplant in 2019 that was considered successful. He also suffered from subsequent throat infections. On 31 May 2020, he was urgently transferred to hospital with serious complications of COVID-19 and died one day later on 1 June 2020 after suffering a heart attack