Sajid–Wajid

Sajid Ali Khan (date of birth unknown) also known by the mononym Sajid is the older son of artist and tabla player Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan and his mother is Razina Khan. He is married to Lubna Khan and the couple have two daughters, Muskaan and Meher.

Sajid studied at the Academy of Asiatic Cinema and Television. He also studied under various artists including his father Sharafat Ali Khan. His paternal grandfather was Ustad Abdel Latif, an influential Indian artist. His maternal grandfather was Ustad Faiyyaz Ahed Khan, a Padma Shri awardee. Sajid Khan also studied under Allahrakha Khan and Das Babu.

Prior to specialising in music, he worked in import export business. After encouragement from parents and friends, he consecrated himself exclusively to music as a solo artist. He was also a musical director releasing music under his own name. He later encouraged his younger brother to also specialise in music with the two working as a duo under the name Sajid–Wajid. After the death of his brother on 1 June 2020, Sajid is continuing as a solo artist.

Wajid Ali Khan (7 October 1972 – 1 June 2020) was the younger son of artist and tabla player Sharafat Ali Khan and mother Razina Khan. He joined to his older brother Sajid Khan to form the artistic duo Sajid–Wajid. He also had a separate singing career as a solo act and was nominated for a number of awards as a playback artist.

Wajid studied at Mithibay College where he met his college sweetheart Kamalrukh. The two dated for almost 10 years without getting married as Wajid was heavily involved in tours and in the musical formation Bappi Da. Family restrictions also postponed the marriage as Kamalrukh Khan of Parsi denomination refused to convert to Wajid's Sunni Muslim denomination. Eventually they married after a decade of courting each other under the Special Marriages Act that allowed her to keep her religion and marry without conversion despite opposition of Wajid Khan's family. The couple had two children, Arshi, a daughter (born c. 2004) and Hrehaan, a son (born c. 2011).[5]

In 2014, Wajid filed separation papers because of continuing religious and parental pressures and the couples divorced. Kamalrukh did not receive alimony since the case was pending in the court till Wajid died. Their children, however, received maintenance amount from their father pendente lite as per the Court's Order as per Kamalrukh's interview to Sri Iyer of PGurus.[6] Kamalrukh continues working as a clinical hypnotherapist and wellness coach. She also writes a regular fortnightly column for Hindustan Times titled "Weekend Fix for the Soul".[7]

Wajid's health consistently deteriorated with him undergoing a kidney transplant in 2019 that was considered successful. He also suffered from subsequent throat infections. On 31 May 2020, he was urgently transferred to hospital with serious complications of COVID-19 and died one day later on 1 June 2020 after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 47.[8]

After his death, his ex-wife Kamalrukh Khan has gone public to highlight her ordeal in a 17 year marriage,[9] also highlighting the alleged attempts by her ex-husband's family of denying her and her two children their inheritance rights based in her non-Muslim denomination.[10]