Afghan-origin Bollywood actor dies at 81

AVA- His son Sarfaraz confirmed that Khan had been in hospital for the past four months and had slipped into a coma yesterday afternoon before passing away at 6pm Canada time.
Khan was suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a rare degenerative brain disorder.
Khan debuted on-screen in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna's Daag. He then went on to feature in more than 300 films.
Tributes to the star poured in on Twitter.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan said it's "sad depressing news ... my prayers and condolences ... a brilliant stage artist a most compassionate and accomplished talent on film ..."
Khan was an accomplished writer as well having scripted more than 250 films. Much of Bachchan's memorable lines were penned by Khan in films such as Coolie, Desh Premee, Suhaag, Parvarish, Amar Akbar Anthony, Sharaabi, Lawaaris and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar .
Another well-known Indian actor and comedian, Ssumier Pasricha, also expressed his condolences, saying it was "sad news to start this year with".
Smriti Irani, a television actress and now a union minister of textiles, also paid tribute.
She wrote: "If you were a late 80s-90s kid who watch Hindi films, chances are you encountered the magic of Kader Khan. Never had the privilege of meeting him but if I ever had I would say 'thank you for the laughter, thank you for your craft' #RIPKaderKhan".