Bollywood composer Aadesh Shrivastava passes away

Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava died in Mumbai in the wee hours of September 5 after a long, hard battle with cancer. He had turned 51, just a day earlier on September 4.

During his over two decade-long career, the composer worked with all the major singers of the industry including Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu. He scored the music for over 100 Bollywood films including “Chalte Chalte”, “Baabul”, “Baghban”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham” and “Rajneeti”.

Aadesh Shrivastava was born on September 4, 1965 in Jabalpur. He 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.

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 track One For the World, was well-known.

Source: NDTV