Shravan Rathod, of Nadeem-Shravan duo, dies at 66 from COVID-19 complications-Entertainment News , Firstpost

Shravan Rathod died of COVID-19 related complications. Image via Twitter@Soumyadipta

Mumbai: Composer Shravan Rathod, of popular music director duo Nadeem-Shravan, passed away on 22 April due to COVID-19 related complications, his son said. Rathod was 66.

The composer was admitted to SL Raheja hospital in a “critical” condition after testing positive for COVID-19 . He breathed his last in the hospital.

“He passed away around 10.15 pm tonight. Please pray for his soul,” his son, musician Sanjeev Rathod, told PTI.

The musician had been under observation at the hospital for a few days.

Nadeem-Shravan were among the most popular music composers in the 90s, giving chartbuster soundtracks in films like Aashiqui (1990), Saajan (1991), Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pardes and Raja Hindustani, headlined by Aamir Khan.

After their split in mid 2000s, the duo reunited to compose for David Dhawan”s Do Knot Disturb in 2009.

Shravan’s children, sons Sanjeev and Darshan, followed in his footsteps and turned music composers.

The composer’s death came as a shock to the music community in the Hindi film industry with Pritam and Adnan Sami leading tributes.

“Saddened to know that Shravanji of Nadeem Shravan has passed away. Feeling numb. When will this nightmare get over. My deepest condolences to his family,” Pritam wrote.

Saddened to know that Shravanji of Nadeem Shravan has passed away. Feeling numb. When will this nightmare get over. My deepest condolences to his family. 🙏🏻

— Pritam (@ipritamofficial) April 22, 2021

Salim Merchant of Salim-Sulaimaan fame, wrote, “Shravan bhai is no more. My respects and condolences to his family. Nadeem-Shravan have given us some of the biggest hits in the 90s. Covid has taken so many lives. Don’t know when will this end…Really saddened by this news.”

Shravan bhai is no more🙏 My respects and condolences to his family.
Nadeem-Shravan have given us some of the biggest hits in the 90s.
Covid has taken so many lives. Don’t know when will this end…Really saddened by this news.

— salim merchant (@salim_merchant) April 22, 2021

Singer Adnan Sami also condoled Rathod’s demise.

Extremely saddened by the tragic news of legendary Music Composer Shravan ji’s (of Nadeem/Shravan fame) demise… He was not just an incredible composer but also possessed an ever loving soul & a beautiful heart.
May he rest in peace…🙏 pic.twitter.com/rEBI8zkfOb

— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) April 22, 2021

“Extremely saddened by the tragic news of legendary Music Composer Shravan ji’s (of Nadeem/Shravan fame) demise… He was not just an incredible composer but also possessed an ever loving soul & a beautiful heart. May he rest in peace,” Sami wrote. Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman tweeted, “Our music community and your fans will miss you immensely.”

Our Music community and your fans will miss you immensely #ShravanRathod ji Rest in peace 🌺Respect and Prayers🌹🇮🇳

— A.R.Rahman #99Songs 😷 (@arrahman) April 22, 2021

Vishal Dadlani and Shreya Ghoshal took to Twitter to pay their tributes to the composer.

That’s terrible news! #ShravanRathod ji will live on through the music.

Nadeem-Shravan didn’t just have popular songs. They had their own era! https://t.co/uPvlOsQmSA

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) April 23, 2021

Shocked to hear the news of Shravan ji (of Nadeem Shravan) passing away. A genuine humble human being and one of the biggest composers of our music industry. Another huge loss in this pandemic. God give strength to the bereaved family. Rest in peace.

— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) April 22, 2021

Javed Akhtar also expressed his condolences on Twitter.

My heart felt condolences to Shravan ji ‘ s family his partner and the whole music fraternity . We have lost a very talented composer and a wonderful person .

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) April 23, 2021

Among the artists who took to Twitter to condole the death of Rathod was vocalist Harshdeep Kaur.

Saddened to hear about the demise of #ShravanRathod ji..
His music made the 90s so special.. Huge loss to the music industry 🙏🏼#ShravanRathod

— Harshdeep Kaur (@HarshdeepKaur) April 22, 2021

Others who reacted to the death of the music composer included Ehsaan Noorani of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio, director Kunal Kohli and singer Armaan Malik.

Sad to hear the news of the demise of #ShravanRathod of #NadeemShravan my condolences to his family …

— Ehsaan Noorani (@EhsaanNoorani) April 22, 2021

Sad to hear about the passing away of #Shravan ji of #NadeemShravan due to #covid. A glorious chapter of Hindi film music comes to an end. They defined the music of the 90’s. prayers with the family.

— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) April 22, 2021

Rest in peace #ShravanRathod sir.. I can’t believe you’re gone.. It was just last month when I was sitting next to you at the Mirchi music awards event. Totally shattered.. at a loss of words. my sincere condolences to his entire family 🙏🏻

— ARMAAN MALIK (@ArmaanMalik22) April 22, 2021

With inputs from the Press Trust of India