Veteran actor Yusuf Hussain passes away at 73
Mumbai, Oct 30: Veteran actor Yusuf Hussain, known for featuring in films like "Dhoom 2", "Raees" and "Road to Sangam", passed away on Saturday due to COVID-19. He was 73.
The actor passed away at Lilavati Hospital here, Husain's son-in-law, filmmaker Hansal Mehta told PTI.
Mehta took to Twitter and penned an emotional note for the actor, recalling how Husain had helped him financially after his feature "Shahid" was stuck after two schedules.
"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 was life if life itself had to have a physical form. Today he is gone," Mehta wrote.
The filmmaker said he owes his "new life" to Husain and wrote he feels "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," he added.
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".
Bachchan took to Twitter and also paid his condolences to the veteran.
"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."
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.
"This brought tears to my eyes Hansal. Can't begin to imagine what you'll are feeling. My deepest condolences to all," she added.
RIP Yusuf Husain. pic.twitter.com/laP0b1U732
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) October 29, 2021
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
