Actor Faraaz Khan dies after suffering from herpes infection in his brain

Actor Faraaz Khan, who was suffering from a herpes infection in his brain, died on Wednesday. He was 50 years old.

Filmmaker and actor Pooja Bhatt, who was in touch with Khan, took to Twitter to share the news of his demise. “With a heavy heart, I break the news that Faraaz Khan has left us for what I believe, is a better place. Gratitude to all for your help and good wishes when he needed it most. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. The void he has left behind will be impossible to fill [sic],” she wrote.

With a heavy heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I believe, is a better place.Gratitude to all for your help & good wishes when he needed it most.Please keep his family in your thoughts & prayers.The void he has left behind will be impossible to fill 🙏

— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) November 4, 2020

On 8 October, Khan was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru after experiencing three seizures. His family then created an online fundraiser on crowdfunding platform Impact Guru to generate Rs25 lakh for his treatment. In two days, they managed to raise over Rs12 lakh from more than 600 donors. After Bhatt had urged netizens on Twitter to help the family foot the actor’s medical bills, actor Salman Khan on 15 October played Good Samaritan, personally clearing all the actor's dues.

The actor is the son of the late actor Yusuf Khan. Following in his father's footsteps, he entered the Hindi film industry with Fareb (1996). He was later paired opposite Rani Mukerji in Mehandi (1998). After acting in a few more films, such as Dulhan Banoo Main Teri (1999) and Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001), Khan made a transition to the small screen.