Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, popularly known simply as Khayyam, known for his much-loved music in iconic films like Umrao Jaan and Kabhi Kabhie, passed away on August 19, in Mumbai. The veteran music composer was admitted in a hospital in Juhu, Mumbai, and was in a critical condition due to lung infection. 

Gulzar along with Vishal Bhardwaj, Sonu Nigam, Tabassum and a number of other renowned Bollywood personalities arrived to pay their last respects to the musical genius. Khayyam was laid to rest with full state honours in Mumbai. (All pictures/Sameer Markande, Yogen Shah)