Bollywood singer-composer Aadsh Shrivastava dies at 51
Mumbai, Sept 5 (IBNS) Noted Bollywood Singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava died in a Mumbai hospital in the small hours of Saturday ending his battle with cancer. He was 51.
Shrivastava had been undergoing treatment in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for the last 40 days. The end came at around 12 30 am, reports quoted hospital authorities as saying.
During his over two decade-long career, Aadesh had worked with all the major singers, including Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sonu.
He scored the music for over 100 Bollywood films, including Chalte Chalte, Baabul, Baghban, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Rajneeti.
Born on September 4, 1965 in Jabalpur. Shrivastava gained a foothold in Bollywood by playing the drum for leading music directors such as OP Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan and Salil Choudhary and assisted Laxmikant Pyarelal for almost a decade before becoming a professional composer in his own right.
The big break came with 1993's Kanyadaan which had Lata Mangeshkar singing his first song for him. However, the film did not release, and the songs went unnoticed. Works in films like Aao Pyaar Kare, Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya followed. But it was the chartbuster Kya Ada Kya Jalwe Tere Paro from the film Shastra, that catapulted him to fame.
Other career bests included Sona Sona, Shava Shava, Gustakhiyaan, Gur Nalon Ishq Mitha and the semi-classical ballad, Mora Piya, from Raajneeti (2010). He was also a judge on the talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge in 2005 and 2009.
Aadesh Shrivastava was the only Indian performer to have collaborated with international artistes like T-Pain, Soulja Boy, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Queen Latifa and Shakira. His bonding with American R&B superstar Akon, with whom he recorded the trackOne For the World, was well-known.
Shrivastava is survived by his wife, Vijeta Pandit, a former Bollywood actress and sister of music-composer duo Jatin-Lalit and their two sons - Anivesh and Avitesh.
His death triggered an outpouring of grief as celebrities paid glowing tributes to the departed singer-composer.
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