Leading Bollywood actor Yusuf Hussain died of coronavirus on Saturday at the age of 73.

According to Indian media, Yusuf was undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Mumbai, where he breathed his last on Saturday morning. Yusuf Hussain's death has left his family and friends in the film community in mourning.

The filmmaker and his son-in-law Hansel Mehta confirmed Yusuf's death in an emotional post on social media.

Paying an emotional tribute to his father-in-law, Hansel Mehta wrote: "I had completed Shahid's 2 schedules. And we were stuck. I was upset. A non-existent career as a filmmaker was almost over. Yusuf told me that he has a fixed deposit and "if you are so worried then it is of no use. He wrote a cheque. He was Yusuf Hussain. He is not my father-in-law but my father. "

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He added: "That was life, if life had to take a physical form. Today he’s soul departed. is gone. To remind all the women in heaven who are the 'most beautiful girl in the world' and all these men. Hussein, who is young, and then ends with "I love you, I love you", Yusuf Sab, I am indebted to you for this new life. I am an orphan, life will never be like this again. Urdu will continue to break down. And yes, I love you, I love you, I love you! "

Many celebrities including, Gaurav Chopra, Rajeev Khandelwal,Saba Naqvi, Rajpal Naurang, Yadav, Abhishek Bachchan mourned the death of Yusuf Hussain.