Bollywood mourns Khayyam
Several Bollywood stars paid tributes to Mohammed Zahur Mohammed Zahur "Khayyam" Hashmi who breathed his last on Monday at the age of 92 in Mumbai.
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New Delhi: Several Bollywood stars paid tributes to Mohammed Zahur "Khayyam" Hashmi who breathed his last on Monday at the age of 92 in Mumbai.
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
The news of the music composer's demise came as a shock to megastar
Amitabh Bachchan who has worked with him in several films. Paying homage to the legendary singer he tweeted, "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
Deeply saddened by the demise of Khayyam, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar who is a huge fan of the musician renumerated one of his favorite songs while mourning over the loss. "Khayyam saheb the great music director has passed away. He has given many all-time great songs 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
Anupam Kher while paying condolence to Khayyam wrote, "It was very sad to hear of his departure. We have crossed many stages of our life by listening to his tunes. Some sad, some happy and some by just humming. Your presence will always be felt within us, but you will always be with us and in our memories." Anupam tweeted the message alongside a monochrome picture of the veteran singer where he can be seen with a harmonium.
#KhayyamSaab के जाने का सुनकर बहुत दुःख हुआ। इनकी धुनों को सुनकर हमने अपनी ज़िंदगी के बहुत सारे पड़ाव पार किए है। कुछ उदास होकर, कुछ ख़ुश होकर और कुछ गुनगुना कर। हमारे बीच आपकी कमी हमेशा महसूस होगी पर आप हमेशा हमारे साथ और हमारी यादों में रहोगे ख़य्याम सांब।? pic.twitter.com/hba56VXIHd
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) August 19, 2019
The Padma Bhushan awardee was admitted at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Sujay Hospital in Juhu where he was in critical condition after being admitted with age-related illness, informed Pritam Sharma, spokesperson for Khayyamji's Trust.
He began his career at the age of 17 and composed music for famous films like 'Kabhie Kabhie' and 'Umrao Jaan.' He has also bestowed with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007. He won National Award, and also a Filmfare Award, besides a few other tributes for composing music for the movie which stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, and Naseeruddin Shah.
"RIP. Khayyam sahib," tweeted Rishi Kapoor while paying homage to the veteran composer.
RIP. Khayyam sahab.
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) August 19, 2019
"Khayyam sir, your immense contribution in the world of music will be always remembered," tweeted ace filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar while remembering his contribution made to the music fraternity.
करोगे याद तो हर बात याद आएगी ... #khayyam sir, your immense contribution in the world of music will be always remembered. #RIP ???. pic.twitter.com/XILFukMqWG
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) August 19, 2019
Apart from Madhur another filmmaker Karan Johar also wrote, "RIP Khayyamsaab!!! Your music lives on......" Bollywood's diva Sonam Kapoor expressed her sadness over the demise of the legendary composer and penned a few lines of a song sung by the ace musician. "Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin Tujhe zameen pe bulaya gaya hai mere liye," she tweeted.
Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) August 19, 2019
Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye
Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye
Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin
Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin
Tujhe zameen pe bulaya gaya hai mere liye https://t.co/rNmEeIurc8
Khayyam's non-film songs are equally loved by his fans, especially 'Paaon Padun Tore Shyam,' 'Brij Mein Laut Chalo' and 'Ghazab Kiya Tere Vaade pe Aitbaar Kiya'. (ANI)