Nawazuddin Siddiqui's father dies at 72

Muzaffarnagar: Nawabuddin Siddiqui, father of Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has passed away of brain hemorrhage. He was 72.

Nawabuddin, who was suffering from paralysis since a long time, died yesterday in Saharanpur district.

According to the family sources, he was admitted in a hospital, where he was declared dead. Nawabuddin had come to his native town of Budhana, here, from Mumbai on the occasion of Eid.

Nawazuddin, 41, is expected to reach here for the last rites, which will be performed this afternoon.