Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Ghazal king Mehdi Hassan
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By Puri
Superstar
Amitabh
Bachchan
paid
his
tribute
to
Ghazal
maestro
Mehdi
Hassan
on
Twitter.
Amitabh
said
that
the
era
of
soulful
singing
has
come
to
an
end.
Amitabh
Bachchan
wrote
on
micro
blogging
site
Twitter,
"Deeply
pained
to
learn
of
the
passing
away
ofMehdi
Hassan
in
Pakistan...
a
vocalist
of
immense
fame
and
unique
sonorous
voice."
Amitabh
Bachchan
further
added,
"Mehdi
Hassan,
an
entire
era
of
soulful
ghazal
singing
gone...
now
left
with
beautiful
memories
and
personal
meetings
with
him."
Amitabh
also
remembered
his
meeting
with
the
legendary
singer.
He
tweeted,
"Mehdi
Hassan
once
told
me,
he
came
from
humble
beginnings,
and
used
to
train
and
sing
to
the
tone
of
the
tractor
sound
in
the
fields."
Mehdi
Hassan
was
a
Pakistani
ghazal
singer
who
was
born
in
India.
He
passed
away
at
a
Karachi
hospital
at
the
age
of
84,
on
Wednesday,
after
multiple
organ
failure.