Pakistani singer Farhad Humayun passes away, condolences pour in on social media

The untimely demise of Pakistani musician Farhad Humayun has shocked everyone He was 42 when he breathed his last The news of Farhads demise was announced on the official Facebook page of his band Overload The magnificent Farhad Humayun left us for the stars this morning Stoic in the face of challenges uncompromising in his values generous to a fault witty as hell Fadi was far too ahead of his time both in spirit and art the post readAfter hearing about Farhads demise singer Atif Aslam took to Twitter to pay his condolences Thank you Fadi for giving us great music good times amp for playing on my 1st album Buddy I was thrilled abt our collab I have finished the lyrics as well but I didnt know we wont be able to make it happen he wrote Your legacy fire passion and insane courage will live on forever he grievedActor and singer Ali Zafar described Farhad as a fighter Good bye old friend You were an inspiration for so many Your contribution to music and in peoples lives cannot be defined in a few lines You were more than a musician and a performeryou were a fighter destined for greatness and great you were RIP farhadhumayun Zafar wroteNot only from the Pakistani film and music industry but members from the Indian entertainment industry have also taken to social media to pay their respects to the late singer Made in Heaven actor Arjun Mathur is completely heartbroken The star revealed that he and Farhad were childhood friends Recalling his memories with Farhad Arjun took to Instagram and wrote a lengthy postView this post on InstagramA post shared by A r j u n M a t h u r arjun__mathurWhat does one say about a comet Or a shooting star My first memories of Farhad Humayun or Fadi as I knew him are from when I was just a toddler and my parents bestfriends Shahzad Uncle and Nivi Aunty visited from Pakistan We would wait for the parents to leave for their parties so we could hit ExciteBike on the 8bit NES or watch our favourite movies from the time Jaanbaaz and Veerana no less As a kid when our family visited them in Lahore I remember the largest AlooParathas I had ever seen at their home and the best postswim chicken sandwiches at Lahore Gymkhana he sharedArjun shared how conflicts between India and Pakistan had reduced their inperson meetups As we grew up Fadi and I both turned out to be the artists in our respective families I saw him as my own reflection from across the border so much so that we even had our weddings around the same time and were getting divorced from our short and brief marriages around the same time Fadi became a musician a drummer par excellence to be precise and formed a fusion Pakistani rock band called Overload that pounded hearts with their drum and traditional dhol beats and shredded heartstrings with their electric guitars and Fadis golden voice I watched him rise from strength to strength He became a bonafide rockstar in Pakistan he wroteAs tensions between our countries grew and the mutual visits became less frequent due to bureaucratic and political processes I saw him more on posters in musicvideos and on CokeStudio than I would in real life We would then end up meeting over summers in London where among other things he would magically appear at the toughest of times to lift my unwell brother out of an emotional slump just when it was most required Just like his father Shahzad Uncle had done for my parents Fadi was always doing the most he could to make us feel supported and secure Arjun recalledArjun remembered staying with Farhad at his tiny 1 BHK house in Mumbai and how police then enquired him for allowing the Pakistani national to come to his houseHe got to visit me in Bombay one time He stayed with me in my tiny 1 BHK at the time and we went together to hear Roger Waters live in concert When he moved out of my home and into a hotel I had the police visit my home to inquire about the Pakistani national that just stayed in my home Fadi was not as shocked by this as I was and we were able to laugh about it after I had expressed enough anger towards the State he wroteAccording to Arjun Farhad was battling cancerous braintumour 3 short years ago and completely out of the blue Fadi one of the fittest bestlooking healthiest people I knew got diagnosed with a cancerous braintumour After two brainsurgeries over two years and no real sign of getting any better Fadi finally surrendered and decided to end the treatments and medication Today the world has lost him And it will never be the same again In my last real exchange with him he sent me a new song that he made after two brain surgeries I love you and always will and you will inspire me and my art forever just as you always have Safe travels my brother and oldest friend he concludedFarhad was quite popular on Coke Studio Before forming Overload in 2003 he had worked as the drummer for CoVen and Mindriot two other bands he foundedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility 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