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 on July 20 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, Muzaffarnagar, from Mumbai on the occasion of Eid.

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

Image: Nawazuddin Siddiqui