Aadesh Shrivastava Dies Of Cancer; Television Industry Mourns The Loss

Composer, Music Director, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge judge Aadesh Shrivastava died of cancer on 5th September, a day after he turned 51.

Aadesh was undergoing treatment at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital. The music composer is survived by his wife, Vijeta Pandit, and their two sons - Anivesh and Avitesh.

After judging Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, in 2009, Aadesh returned to television as a judge on the same singhing reality show (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009).

The news came as a shock and Television industry took to Twitter to express their shock and grief soon after they heard the news of Aadesh Shrivastava's demise. Here are some tweets of Television stars...

Arjun Bijlani
RIP #AadeshShrivastava .A true music lover.

Namish Taneja
Prayers for ailing singer-composer #AadeshShrivastava, who is battling with cancer..

Sonu Nigam
.. for there certainly resides the Absolute One. Rip #AadeshShrivastava

Nandish Sandhu
#AadeshShrivastava...amazing personality who left behind a legacy of unforgettable music! #MayHisSoulRIP @iamaadesh

Sophie Choudry
Very sad to hear of the passing of #AadeshShrivastava .. Too young to go. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones. May his soul RIP🙏🏼

Vishal Dadlani
Saddened to hear of the untimely demise of Aadesh Shrivastava. Condolences to his family, and may they find the strength to bear this loss.

Surveen Chawla
RIP Aadesh Shrivastava sir...prayers and strength to the family....

Mallika Sherawat
RIP #AadeshShrivastava. He will be missed. We lost a good soul

Kiku Sharda
The music ends. RIP #AadeshShrivastava

Mrunal Thakur
A big loss to music industry !
May your soul rest in peace #AadeshShrivastava

Alok Nath
#AadeshShrivastava too early...too sad. May your soul rest in eternal peace.

Hiten Tejwani
Gone from our sight, but never from our memories. RIP #AadeshShrivastava .You will be always remembered for your great music.