Renowned music composer of the famous Nadeem-Shravan duo passed away due to COVID19 Thursday evening at the age of 66.
The news of Shravan Rathod passing away was shared by his son Sanjeev Rathod. Shravan was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai a few days after he contracted COVID19 and was also dealing with heart problems.
Nadeem mourned the loss of his music partner with insurmountable grief and deep sorrow “I am in deep pain as I say this but my friend and my companion, my partner of so many years is no more. It has left such a vacuum. I spoke to his son who was inconsolable. We had been in touch on a regular basis for the last several days when Shravan complained of ill-health and had to be moved to a hospital. Shravan’s wife and son are also not well and are still in the hospital".
Bollywood and the Indian music industry as a whole took to social media to express their sadness over the singer's demise. Singers Pritam, Shreya Ghoshal, Salim Merchant, Adnan Sami all took to Twitter to share messages of loss and offered their condolences. Actor Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn also shared posts on social media over Shravan's passing away.
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
Shravan bhai is no more🙏 My respects and condolences to his family.
— salim merchant (@salim_merchant) April 22, 2021
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.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.
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) April 22, 2021
May he rest in peace...🙏 pic.twitter.com/rEBI8zkfOb
God please give us the strength to cope with the tragedies that is surrounding us. I urge everyone to ensure you meet people only if unavoidable. Wear masks properly (very important) and if possible the proper N95 masks. One mistake can cost your life. #CoronaSecondWave
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) April 23, 2021
Very sad to know about the passing of music composer Shravan. Nadeem-Shravan created magic for many films in 90s and later, including Dhadkan that has remained legendary in my career. Deepest Condolences to his family. 🙏🏻
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 23, 2021
Shravan (and Nadeem) walked 30 years alongside me in my career with the evergreen album for Phool Aur Kaante. Very sad, very unfortunate to hear of his demise last night. Condolences to his family. #Shravan
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) April 23, 2021
Shravan bhai is no more🙏 My respects and condolences to his family.
— salim merchant (@salim_merchant) April 22, 2021
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.
The dynamic duo Nadeem-Shravan go the life changing experience that they were waiting for in the 90s through the film Aashiqui. After being recognized for Aashiqui there was no looking back for them as it was one hit song after another.
Saajan, Sadak and Phool Aur Kaante the next year. Albums such as Deewana, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Raja, Agni Sakshi, Jeet, Pardes and Raja Hindustani followed.
The music jodi called it quits in 2005.
Photo and video courtesy of Instagram.