Bollywood music composer Aadesh Shrivastava dead at 51

Bollywood music composer and singer Aadesh Shrivastava, who had composed music for more than 100 Hindi films including Chalte Chalte, Baabul, Baghban, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Raajneeti, passed away Saturday.

The singer, who was battling cancer since 2010, was undergoing treatment when his cancer relapsed for the third time.

He gave a number of hit songs and has left a legacy to be remembered by. The last film he composed songs for -- John Abraham and Anil Kapoor-starrer Welcome Back -- released yesterday (Friday).

Here are a few songs which brought the late singer immense fame:

1. Suno No Suno Na - Chalte Chalte


2. Say Shava Shava - Kabhi Khushie Kabhi Gham


3. Chali Chali Phir Chali - Baghban


4. Sona Sona - Major Saab


5. Bahut Khoosurat Ghazal - Shikari



6. Mora Piya - Rajneeti


7. Kya Ada Kya Jalwe Tere Paro - Shastra


He had collaborated with international singers like Akon, Julia Fordham and Wyclef Jean. He had launched an India-wide talent search with Akon, a website which uses music analysis technology to predict hit potential of new songs. Other international artists he had collaborated with include Dominic Miller, Shakira, and T-Pain.

As the news of his illness surfaced in the media, members of the film fraternity like Lata Mangeshkar and AR Rahman expressed shock and hope for healthy recovery while others like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan met him at the hospital.

B-Town expressed sorrow on Twitter as news of the singer's demise surfaced: