Late actors demise left the film fraternity heartbroken, Hasal Mehta shares an emotional tribute
On Saturday, Veteran actor Yusuf Hussain died of COVID-19 at the age of 73. He died this morning at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital where he was being treated. He was a well-known personality in the entertainment industry. The actor was often seen playing some serious roles on big screen. Some of his notable appearances include Raees, Dhoom, OMG, Dabangg 3, Jalebi, The Tashkent Files, Krrish 3, Vivah and more. His demise has left the entire film fraternity heartbroken.
Hasal Mehta who is married to Yusuf Hussain’s daughter Safeena, mourned his father-in-law’s death and made an emotional Instagram post grieving the loss. He shared a photo of Yusuf Hussain and wrote about how the late actor helped him complete his 2012 film Shahid, featuring Rajkummar Rao when he was struggling in his career. He shared how Yusuf Hussain was like a father figure to him.
In an emotion tribute Hasan Mehta wrote, “I had completed 2 schedules of Shahid. And we were stuck. I was troubled. A non-existent career as a filmmaker was almost finished completely. He just came up to me and said I have a fixed deposit and it is of no use to me if you are so troubled. He wrote a cheque. Shahid was completed. That was Yusuf Husain. Not my father-in-law but a father." He further added that, "He was life - if life itself had to have a physical form. Today he is gone. To remind all those women in heaven that they are 'Duniya ki sabse khubsurat ladki' and all the men that they are 'Haseen naujwaan'. And then to end with a booming 'love you love you love you'. Yusuf Saab, I owe this new life to you. I am truly orphaned today. Life will never be the same. I will miss you terribly. My Urdu will remain broken. And yes - love you love you love you!"
Many more actors mourned over the loss of such a great personality and tweeted about the same. From Abhishek Bachchan to Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Bhatt expressed their loss on twitter. Abhishek Bachchan who had worked with the late actor in 2003 film Kuch Naa Kaho and Bob Biswas tweeted “#RIP Yusuf ji. We worked together in several films starting with Kuch na kaho and lastly on Bob Biswas. He was gentle, kind and full of warmth. Condolences to his family.” While Manoj Bajpayee wrote, "Sad News!!! Condolences to Safeena and Hansal Mehta and the entire family!!! Rest in peace Yusuf saab."
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