Aadesh Shrivastava | |
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 Shrivastav with Vijeyta Pandit at the special screening ofBol Bachchan 21 | |
| Born | (1964-09-04)4 September 1964 Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died | 5 September 2015(2015-09-05) (aged 51) Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 1990–2015 |
| Spouse | Vijayta Pandit |
Aadesh Shrivastava (4 September 1964 – 5 September 2015) was a music composer and singer of Indian music. Initially, he had worked as adrummer to music composers includingR. D. Burman,Rajesh Roshan before working independently as a music director. Over the course of his career, he had composed music for over 100Hindi films. Just a day after he turned 51, he died of cancer in Kokilaben Hospital.[1]
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Born in a HinduKayastha family inKatni, Shrivastava got his first big break with the filmKanyadaan in 1993. Among the singers who sang in this movie, there wasLata Mangeshkar who sang his first song - Oh Sajna Dilbar, a duet withUdit Narayan, which became popular on the radio.[citation needed] But the film and the rest of the songs went unnoticed. The same thing happened withJaane Tamanna, but he bounced back withAao Pyaar Karen.[citation needed] One track "Haathon Mein Aa Gaya Jo Kal" was a hit. His other films areSalma Pe Dil Aa Gaya andShastra. The song "Kya Ada Kya Jalwe Tere Paro", from the filmShastra got him in the limelight once again.[citation needed] In 1995, Shrivastava was a judge onSa Re Ga Ma Pa.[citation needed]
Shrivastava sang a number of hit songs such as "Sona Sona", "Shava Shava", "Gustakhiyaan" and "Gur Nalon Ishq Mitha". He won accolades for his work inKunwara,Tarkieb andShikari in the year 2000. In 2001, his success continued with the movieBas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai. In 2005, he was a judge on the talent hunt showSa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.[2] The following year, he turned to direction with his short film onchild prostitution,Sanaa.[3][4] In 2009, he made a cameo in the filmWorld Cupp 2011 and returned to television as a judge onSa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009. His semi-classical song "Mora Piya" fromRaajneeti became a hit in 2010.[5]
On the international front, Shrivastava has collaborated with artists such asAkon,[6]Julia Fordham[7] andWyclef Jean.[8] Together with Akon, he has launched an India-wide talent search on the websitehitlab.com which uses music analysis technology to predict the hit potential of new songs.[9]Other international artists he has collaborated with includeDominic Miller,Shakira andT-Pain.[10]
Shrivastava was married toVijayta Pandit, actress and sister of music composer duoJatin and Lalit Pandit and actressSulakshana Pandit in 1990. They have two sons, Anivesh and Avitesh. His elder brother, Chitresh Shrivastava, owned Eyeline Telefilm and Events, the event management company implicated in theRahat Fateh Ali Khan black money incident.[9][11][12] Chitresh died in a car accident in 2011.[13]Aadesh was diagnosed withmultiple myeloma in December 2010 and underwent chemotherapy.[14]
It was reported in the media on 31 August 2015 that his cancer had relapsed for the third time since 2010 and that he had been hospitalised for more than a month. He died, in a coma, at 12:30 A.M.IST atKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute,Mumbai, on 5 September 2015, a day after his 51st birthday.[15] He was cremated at Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai the same day.
Kanyadan the first film of Aadesh
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Film | Song | Result | Reference(s) |
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| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Male Vocalist of The Year | Raajneeti | "Mora Piya" | Nominated | [17] |
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