Salman Khan pays emotional tribute to deceased body double, Sagar Pandey

Sagar Pandey, the body double of Salman Khan, passed away on Friday, after reportedly suffering from a heart attack. The news of his death was confirmed by Shah Rukh Khan's body double, Prashant Walde.

Walde mentioned in a report that Sagar collapsed while working in the gym. He also noted that upon Sagar's arrival at the hospital, he was declared dead. The body double was only 50-years-old at the time of death. He had worked in more than 50 films as Salman Khan's body double.

In the wake of Sagar's death, Salman Khan penned an emotional message, along with a photo of him and Sagar Pandey, remembering how their characters had been tied together.

Sagar had appeared as the body double of Salman Khan in films such as "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", "Tubelight", "Dabangg", and many others.

Taking to his Instagram account, Salman shared the heartfelt message along with an old photo of him and Sagar from the set of the 2015 film "Bajrangi Bhaijaan".

In the caption, Salman wrote, "Dil se shukar adda kar raha hoon (I thank you from the bottom of my heart) for being there with me. May your soul rest in peace brother Sagar. Thank you, RIP Sagar Pandey."