The world has lost some of its gems in 2020. From James Bond to Sushant Singh Rajput, and many famous celebrities left the world.
Here is a look back at all the Pakistani, Bollywood, and Hollywood stars and famous personalities who passed away this year.
Tariq Aziz
Tariq Aziz was a Pakistani TV host, film entertainer, known for state-run channel PT V’s test show ‘Neelam Ghar’, first circulated in 1974, later renamed the Tariq Aziz Show and recently as Bazm-e-Tariq Aziz was known for his notorious line ” Dekhti Aankhon, Sunte Kaanon Tariq Aziz ka Salam”.
He was admitted to a private emergency clinic the evening of 16 June 2020 in the wake of feeling ill. He was let go at the Garden Block, Garden Town memorial park Lahore Pakistan.
Zara Abid
Zara Abid was a Pakistani model and actress. She was one of the travellers who passed on aboard PIA Flight 8303, which slammed in Karachi on 22nd May 2020.
Amanullah Khan
Born in 1946, Amanullah Khan was known as ‘The lord of satire’. He was a Punjabi theatre entertainer, humorist, and TV craftsman viewed as probably the best jokester in the Indian subcontinent. He passed away on 6th March 2020 because of Kidney failure in Lahore.
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan is among the few Indian actors to make a consistent mark in western cinema, known to international audiences for his roles in Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, and Jurassic World.
The actor died after a two-year battle with a neuroendocrine tumour at the age of 53 on 29th April 2020. His most famous Bollywood films include Salaam Bombay!, Maqbool, Paan Singh Tomar, The Lunchbox, Haider, Gunday, Piku and Talvar, and Hindi Medium.
Rishi Kapoor
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor acted in more than 90 films with popular hits including Laila Majnu, Debt, Moonlight, Sometimes, Sea, and Lightning but left the world at the age of 67 after a two-year battle with leukemia. Rishi Kapoor’s health was being deteriorated since 2018 but on 30th April 2020, he passed away in Mumbai.
Sushant Singh Rajput
Famous Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput died at the age of 34. On 14th June 2020, Rajput was found dead hanging from the ceiling fan at his home in Mumbai.
Police initially said they believed he had taken his own life and the case is still being investigated. However, his death has sparked months of speculation in the media in India.
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman won legions of fans for his role in Black Panther – the first big-budget superhero movie with a black hero, director, and a majority black cast, and also the first superhero film to get an Oscar nomination for best picture. He died at the age of 43 as he was suffering from colon cancer.
Kobe Bryant
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died in an incident of a helicopter crash at the age of 41. He and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed when the aircraft went down in thick fog in the hills around Los Angeles.
One of few athletes worldwide known simply by his first name, LA Lakers star Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, an 18-time NBA all-star, and widely considered among the greatest basketball players in history.
