Yusuf Husain dies at 73, Hansal Mehta pens emotional note for father-in-law

Veteran actor Yusuf Husain has passed away. He was 73 years old. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta took to his Twitter to mourn the demise of the late actor.

Sharing an emotional note, he wrote, “I had completed 2 schedules of Shahid. And we were stuck. 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.”

Hansal Mehta added, “Today he is gone. To remind all those women in heaven that they are ‘Duniya ki sabse khubsurat ladki’ and all the men that they are ‘Haseen naujwaan’. And then to end with a booming ‘love you love you love you’. Yusuf Saab I owe this new life to you. I am 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 (sic)!”

See Hansal Mehta’s post for Yusuf Hussain here:

As soon as the news of his death was shared on social media, many celebrities responded to Hansal’s tweet and condoled Yusuf’s death.

Actors like Abhishek Bachchan and Manoj Bajpayee also mourned Yusuf Hussain on Twitter. Abhishek, who worked with the late actor in the 2003 film Kuch Naa Kaho and forthcoming movie Bob Biswas, tweeted: “#RIP Yusuf ji. 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 (sic).”

“Sad News!!! Condolences to Safeena and Hansal Mehta and the entire family!!! Rest in peace Yusuf saab,” wrote Manoj Bajpayee.

Yusuf Husain has worked in movies such as Vivaah, Dhoom 2, Khoya Khoya Chand, Crazy Cukkad Family, Road To Sangam, Apaharan, My God! Raees and Krissh 3, among others. He has also worked in TV shows such as Yudh, CID, Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, Kumkum: Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, Ssshhhh… Koi Hai and Mullah Nasruddin, among others.