Instrumentalists
are
one
of
the
most
important
parts
of
the
Bollywood
music
and
film
industry
but
most
of
them
remain
unrecognized
throughout
their
lives.
Saxophonist
Manohari
Singh
is
one
such
name,
who
passed
away
at
the
age
of
79
years
on
Tuesday
following
cardiac
arrest.
He
was
said
to
be
a
very
close
associate
of
renowned
music
composer
R.
D.
Burman.
On
his
demise,
legendary
singer
Asha
Bhosle
expressed
her
condolence.
She
tweeted,
saying,
“Manohari
Singh"s
cardiac
arrest
is
very
sad
news".
Legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
also
posted
tweets
on
the
sudden
death
of
Manohari
Singh.
She
posted,
“My
heartfelt
condolences
to
the
family
of
Manohari
da,
who
passed
away.
He
was
a
wonderful
human
being,
a
great
arranger
and
a
very
good
saxophone
player".
Recently,
the
saxophonist
Manohari
Singh
accompanied
the
late
R.
D.
Burman"s
legendary
wife
Asha
Bhosle
on
the
reality
show
'Indian
Idol
5",
which
was
a
special
episode
on
Burman.
They
were
accompanied
by
two
more
associates
of
the
late
musician
Homi
Mullan
and
Kancha.
Singh
looked
hale
and
hearty
on
the
show
and
got
very
emotional
when
Asha
spoke
about
Burman.
In
several
hit
compositions
of
R.
D.
Burman,
Singh
played
the
saxophone,
which
includes
songs
like
'Gaata
rahe
mera
dil".
Recently,
he
played
the
saxophone
in
the
movie
Veer
Zaara
and
Chalte
Chalte.
In
1958,
Manohari
first
played
saxophone
for
a
Bollywood
movie
Sitaron
Se
Aage
with
Sachin
Dev
Burman.
Reacting
on
his
death,
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
posted,
“It"s
very
sad
news,
Lataji.
Just
few
months
back,
he
played
condolences
and
prayers
at
a
function".
Singer
Shreya
Ghosal
wrote,
“May
you
rest
in
peace
Manohari
da".
May
the
soul
of
this
great
saxophonist
rest
in
peace!