Wajid Khan to Chiranjeevi Sarja to Maradona: 11 famous personalities who died due to cardiac arrest

First Published Nov 26, 2020, 10:45 AM IST

Last night, we lost the king of football, Maradona because of cardiac arrest. Here's a list of 11 famous personalities who died due to cardiac arrest, read on. 

2020 has been really unfortunate as we have lost many of our favourite stars. Few committed suicide; few breathed their last due to their ailments. Few lost their lives because of cardiac arrest and heart attack. Here are a few names who died due to cardiac arrest over the past few years.
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Wajid KhanMusic director, singer duo Sajid-Wajid saved a special seat in Bollywood with their music. They have given hits like Dabangg, Wanted, etc. Between the brothers, Wajid Khan was Covid-19 positive and was fighting the disease. But, lost the battle at 42, on June 1 2020, due to cardiac arrest.
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Diego MaradonaThe legend of football left us all in a shock with the news of his death yesterday. Maradona passed away due to cardiac arrest at 60 on November 25, 2020.
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Saroj KhanLegendary dancer, choreographer Saroj Khan died due to cardiac arrest at 71 on July 3, 2020. She has given Bollywood some of the best dance numbers like Ek Do Teen, Channe Ke Khet, Choli Ke Peeche Kya hai, etc.
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Chiranjeevi SarjaChiranjeevi Sarja, a Kannada film actor, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiac arrest at 39. He took his last breath on June 7, 2020.
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Michael JacksonWho doesn't know this legend? The 'King of Pop' has gifted the world his music, his dance moves and his existence. But, we lost him due to cardiac arrest, though many people think that he died because of drug overdose. He died at 58 on June 25, 2009. We still miss him.
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Inder KumarIndian actor who played supporting roles in Bollywood movie slike Wanted, died at 44 due to cardiac arrest in 2017.
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Sabari NathMalayalam TV actor Sabari Nath passed away at 43 due to cardiac arrest in 2020. He has been a very famous figure over the last few years because of his acting performances in Tv serials.
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Farooq SheikhAn actor, a television presenter, a philanthropist expired due to cardiac arrest in 2013. He was last seen in the movie Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani in Ranbir Kapoor's father role.
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Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve best known for Superman movie series, died to cardiac arrest. He passed away at 52 in 2004. He was paralysed after he hit his cervical spinal in a shoot and died due to cardiac arrest.
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Reema LagooWe all remember Reema Lagoo as Salman Khan's mother in many movies in Bollywood. Later she has given some power-packed performance in TV serials also. She died due to cardiac arrest at 58 in 2017.
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Zohra SehgalThe veteran actress who is best known for her acting performances died due to cardiac arrest in 2014. She passed away at the age of 102. She was an ultimate diva; she was a dancer, choreographer, actor. She had an infectious smile.
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