Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday, 1st Jan, paid his last respects to veteran actor-writer Kader Khan who died in Canada on December 31 night.

Khan, who was suffering from a prolonged illness, was admitted in the hospital on Friday after he complained of breathing problem. The actor’s son Sarfaraz has confirmed to news agency, Press Trust of India, that his father passed away at 6 pm (Canadian time) on December 31, 2018.

“My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks. The last rites will be performed here in Canada only. We have our entire family here and we live here so we are doing it,”  Sarfaraz told PTI, before adding “We are thankful to everyone for their blessings and prayers.”

Bachchan on Tuesday took to Twitter and remembered Kader Khan as, “compassionate and accomplished talent.” In his post-Bachchan wrote, “Kadar Khan passes away .. sad depressing news .. my prayers and condolences .. a brilliant stage artist a most compassionate and accomplished talent on film .. a writer of eminence; in most of my very successful films .. a delightful company .. and a mathematician !!”

T 3045 – Kadar Khan passes away .. sad depressing news .. my prayers and condolences .. a brilliant stage artist a most compassionate and accomplished talent on film .. a writer of eminence ; in most of my very successful films .. a delightful company .. and a mathematician !! pic.twitter.com/l7pdv0Wdu1

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 1, 2019

The Thugs of Hindostan actor had earlier prayed for Khan’s health when the news of his illness surfaced. “KADER KHAN .. actor writer of immense talent .. lies ill in Hospital .. PRAYERS and DUAS for his well being and recovery .. saw him perform on stage, welcomed him and his prolific writing for my films .. great company, a Libran .. and many not know , taught Mathematics !” Bachchan had tweeted.

T 3041 – KADER KHAN .. actor writer of immense talent .. lies ill in Hospital .. PRAYERS and DUAS for his well being and recovery .. saw him perform on stage, welcomed him and his prolific writing for my films .. great company, a Libran .. and many not know , taught Mathematics ! pic.twitter.com/yE9SSkcPUF

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 28, 2018

Kadar Khan’s death has also left his fans in shock, with many of his followers taking to Twitter to express their sadness on his demise.