Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor pay their last respects to Aadesh Shrivastava
New Delhi:
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava was cremated at Mumbai's Oshiwara Crematorium on September 5. The composer, who scored music for over a 100 Bollywood films, died on September 5 after a long, hard battle with cancer. He was 51.
Many from the film fraternity reached the cremation ground to say the final goodbye to their colleague and friend. Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with Mr Shrivastava in films such as
Baghban and
Major Saab, was photographed consoling his actress-wife Vijeta Pandit. (Also Read:
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Actors Anil Kapoor, Shekhar Suman and Ayesha Jhulka and filmmaker Sudhir Mishra also accompanied the family to the crematorium. The mourners also included singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam and his wife Madhurima. (Also Read:
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Playback singer Udit Narayan, who worked with Mr Shrivastava in films such as
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and
Uljhan, was spotted conversing with Mr Shrivastava's brother-in-law, music-composer Lalit. Aadesh Shrivastava and Jatin-Lalit successfully collaborated in scoring the music for several films including
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and
Chalte Chalte.
Mr Shrivastava is known for his work in films like
Chalte Chalte, Baabul, Baghban, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and
Raajneeti.