Bollywood vet Kader Khan dies

Amitabh paid homage to the late Bollywood actor Kader Khan. - Picture taken from Amitabh's Twitter post

NEW DELHI (dpa): Veteran Bollywood actor Kader Khan died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Canada on Tuesday. He was 81.

Kader, also a noted screenwriter, was admitted to a hospital in Toronto where he being treated for old-age-related ailments including respiratory illness, state-run All India Radio reported.