Odisha: Veteran actor Yusuf Husain, known for his spell-bounding roles in block-buster Hindi films “Dhoom 2”, “Raees” and “Road to Sangam”, passed away on Saturday due to COVID-19. He was 73. The veteran actor’s credits also include films like “Dabangg 3”, “Oh My God”, “I Am Singh” and had also shot for Abhishek Bachchan-starrer upcoming thriller “Bob Biswas”. The news of the sad demise of the veteran actor was posted by son-in-law, filmmaker Hansal Mehta on his Twitter Account.
Abhisek Bachchan took to Twitter and also paid his condolences to the veteran actor. He told his veteran Co-star was very gentle, kind and full of warmth and send condolences to his family.
Mehta’s close friend and longtime collaborator, actor Manoj Bajpayee tweeted, “Sad News! Condolences to @safeenahusain @mehtahansal and the entire family! Rest in peace Yusuf saab.”
Actor-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt wrote that Mehta’s post about Husain had made her emotional and into tears.
