Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar (File | PTI) 
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Javed Akhtar mourns musician Wajid Khan's demise

The last rites of the celebrated musician were performed at the Versova cemetery in the city on Monday.

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NEW DELHI: Expressing his sorrow, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar said on Monday that the demise of musician Wajid Khan was "untimely and unfair".

"It is so difficult to believe that Wajid a young talented composer full of life, humour and warmth is so mercilessly snatched away by the hand of death. So untimely so unfair," his tweet read.

Wajid passed away at a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 42.

The last rites of the celebrated musician were performed at the Versova cemetery in the city on Monday.

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