Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood fraternity members like Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar, Javed Akhtar, and Muzaffar Ali mourns the death of legendary music composer Khayyam. Calls it ‘end of a musical era’.
Khayyam, 92, was best known for his work in classic Indian films like Umrao Jaan, Kabhi Kabhie passes away owing to a prolonged illness on Monday in a hospital.
PM Modi tweeted ‘India will remain grateful to Khayyam Sahab for giving us some of the most memorable compositions, which will be remembered forever. He will also be remembered for his humanitarian gestures to support upcoming artists. His demise is extremely saddening’.
India will remain grateful to Khayyam Sahab for giving us some of the most memorable compositions, which will be remembered forever. He will also be remembered for his humanitarian gestures to support upcoming artists. His demise is extremely saddening.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2019
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan offered his condolences on Khayyam demise. He went on to Twitter writing ‘T 3262 – .. a legend in music .. a soft spoken amiable soul .. one that contributed to several films and some of the more important ones of mine .. passes away .. KHAYAM sahib .. for all the memorable music he conducted and produced .. prayers condolences’.
T 3262 – .. a legend in music .. a soft spoken amiable soul .. one that contributed to several films and some of the more important ones of mine .. passes away .. KHAYAM sahib .. for all the memorable music he conducted and produced .. prayers condolences ☘️?
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 19, 2019
Lata Mangeshkar who is if not the, one of the legendary singers in India also took it to Twitter to express how good of a man Khayyan war. She wrote ‘a great musician and composer, a person with gem of a heart is no longer with us. This news is so disheartening that Khayyam ji is no longer with us, and I am short of words to express myself. With Khayyam sir’s death, an era of music has also come to an end. I offer my humble tribute to him’. (Mahan sangeetkar Aur bahut nek dil insan Khayyam sahab aaj humare bich nahi rahe. Ye sunkar mujhe itna dukh hua hai jo main bayaa’n nahi kar sakti.Khayyam sahab ke saath sangeet ke ek yug ka anth hua hai.Main unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun.)
Mahan sangeetkar Aur bahut nek dil insan Khayyam sahab aaj humare bich nahi rahe. Ye sunkar mujhe itna dukh hua hai jo main bayaa’n nahi kar sakti.Khayyam sahab ke saath sangeet ke ek yug ka anth hua hai.Main unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun. pic.twitter.com/8d1iAM2BPd
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) August 19, 2019
Even lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar wrote on Twitter “Khayyam saheb the great music director has passed away. He has given many all time great song but to make him immortal only one was enough ‘the morning will present itself, someday’”. (Khayyam saheb the great music director has passed away. He has given many all time great song but to make him immortal only one was enough “voh subah kabhi to aayehi”).
Khayyam saheb the great music director has passed away . He has given many all time great song but to make him immortal only one was enough “ voh subah kabhi to aayehi “
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) August 19, 2019
