Veteran music director-composer Khayyam, who is admired for composing music for films like Kabhie Kabhie and Umrao Jaan, has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Sujay Hospital. The musician, a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan, is in a critical condition due to infection in lungs, as was informed by BN Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees Union.

Mohammed Zahur 'Khayyam' Hashmi, better known as Khayyam, began his career in music from the city of Ludhiana at the tender age of 17. He got his first big break in blockbuster Umrao Jaan through which he made his permanent place in Bollywood industry.