Shocked and sad: Bollywood mourns the demise of music maestro Shravan Rathod

Music Composer Shravan Rathod of Nadeem-Shravan fame died on April 22. He was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and was critically ill. 

Shravan along with his partner Nadeem gave musical tracks in films like ‘Saajan’, ‘Sadak’ and ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ the next year. After they split in mid-2000s, the duo reunited to compose for David Dhawan’s “Do Knot Disturb” in 2009.

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Soon after his death, condolence messages from celebrities across the music industry started pouring in.

Actor Akshay Kumar tweeted, “Very sad to know about the passing of music composer Shravan. Nadeem-Shravan created magic for many films in 90s and later, including Dhadkan that has remained legendary in my career. Deepest Condolences to his family.”

Salim Merchant wrote “Shravan bhai is no more. My respects and condolences to his family. Nadeem-Shravan have given us some of the biggest hits in the 90s. COVID-19 has taken so many lives. Don’t know when will this end… Really saddened by this news.”

Singer-composer Pritam said: “Saddened to know that Shravan ji of Nadeem Shravan has passed away. Feeling numb. When will this nightmare get over. My deepest condolences to his family.”

“Extremely saddened by the tragic news of legendary music composer Shravan ji’s (of Nadeem/Shravan fame) demise,” Adnan Sami tweeted.

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli posted: “Sad to hear about the passing away of #Shravan ji of #NadeemShravan due to #covid. A glorious chapter of Hindi film music comes to an end. They defined the music of the 90’s. prayers with the family.”