Veteran actor Yusuf Hussain is well-known for the films and TV shows like Kumkum: Ek Pyaara Sa Bandhan, Ssshhhh… Koi Hai, CID, Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan passed away on Saturday because of COVID-19. He was 73 years old.
The actor Yusuf Hussain passed away at Lilavati Hospital, Hussain’s son-in-law, filmmaker Hansal Mehta told PTI.
Mehta took to Twitter and penned an emotional note for the actor, recalling how Hussain had helped him financially after “Shahid” was stuck later 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 in trouble. He gave a cheque and Shahid was completed. That was Yasuf Husain.
Mehta wrote, “Not my father-in-law but a father. If life itself had to have a physical form, he is that. Today he is gone.”
The veteran actor Yusuf Hussain’s credits also include movies like, Oh My God, Dabangg 3, I Am Singh.