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Bappi Lahiri passes away: Composer-singer’s funeral to take place on Thursday in Mumbai
Composer-singer Bappi Lahiri death, updates: Bappi Lahiri died in Mumbai at the age of 69. PM Narendra Modi, Akshay Kumar, AR Rahman and Ajay Devgn, among other celebs, paid tribute. The funeral will take place on Thursday.
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Updated: February 16, 2022 10:02:45 pm

Bappi Lahiri Death, Bappi Lahiri passed awayBappi Lahiri demise: The composer-singer died at the age of 69 in Mumbai.

Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri has passed away at the age of 69 in Mumbai. Dr Deepak Namjoshi, Bappi Lahiri’s treating doctor and director CritiCare hospital, Juhu, told indianexpress.com, that Bappi Lahiri passed away around 11.40 – 11.45 on Tuesday night. The composer has been ailing for many weeks and was suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Lahiri was primarily known for his contribution in popularising the sound of disco music in India. Known for his success with Bengali films like Amar Prem, Mandira, Badnam, Aamar Tumi among others, Lahiri also contributed significantly to the soundtrack of Bollywood movies in the 80s and 90s (read Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal, Dance Dance, Sharaabi and more).

Bappi Lahiri was born on November 27, 1952 in West Bengal to a family of singers. An only child, the composer got his first break in the industry through the 1973 film Nanha Shikari.

Veteran television producer, Gol Maal actor Manju Singh passes away
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Manju Singh, who was seen in Hrishikesh Mukerji's Gol Maal, and produced television shows like Show Time, Ek Kahaani, Adhikar, Swaraj passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest.

Veteran Hindi television presenter and actor Manju Singh passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest. Lyricist, singer, and screenwriter Swanand Kirkire took to Twitter on Friday to mourn Singh’s death and reminisce his time working with her for Doordarshan.

Swanand shared how she was the one who brought him to the city of dreams and gave him his first writing opportunity. He wrote, “Manju ji brought me from Delhi to Mumbai to write her show Swaraj for Doordarshan!”

मंजू सिंह जी नहीं रही ! मंजू जी मुझे दिल्ली से मुंबई लायी थी दूरदर्शन के लिए उनका शो स्वराज लिखने ! उन्होंने DD के लिए कई नायब शोज़ एक कहानी, शो टाइम आदि बनाए थे . हृषिकेश मुखर्जी की फ़िल्म गोलमाल की रत्ना हमारी प्यारी मंजू जी आपका प्यार कैसे भूल सकता है .. अलविदा ! pic.twitter.com/aKFvMJeFYF

— Swanand Kirkire (@swanandkirkire) April 15, 2022

Manju Singh was one of the pioneers in the Indian television industry who produced remarkable shows Swaraj, Ek Kahani, Show Time among others. Fondly called ‘didi’, she was the anchor of the children’s show, Khel Khilone which ran for seven years. Singh had also appeared in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Gol Maal, where she played the role of Ratna.

Singh highlighted national, social and cultural issues on her shows. She started as a television producer in 1983 with Show Time. Her show Ek Kahani was based on literary short stories from several regional languages. Another show which was quite liked by the audiences across the nation was her docu-drama series Adhikar, which was based on women’s legal rights. She also dabbled with a show on spirituality called Samyaktva: True Insight.

In the recent past, Singh was associated with several international film festivals for children and young adults. In 2015, she received recognition for her contribution to the creative arts and the education field and was nominated as a member to the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) by the government of India.

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Singer KK passed away at 53 due to suspected cardiac arrest
KK sang numerous hit songs in various films, including 'Tadap', Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai.



Noted Bollywood singer KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) who mesmerized music lovers for over three decades is no more. The 53-year-old singer died in Kolkata after a live performance. KK reportedly fell down the stairs at the hotel where he was staying after his performance at Nazrul Manch on Tuesday. at 10:30 p.m., he was pronounced dead at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI).

KK's final social media post on Instagram came while he was still performing on stage. “Pulsating gig tonight at Nazrul Mancha. Vivekananda College !! Love you all," he wrote.

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Saawan Kumar Tak passes away at 86
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Updated: Aug 25, 2022, 21:20 IST

Saawan Kumar Tak, the director, producer, writer and lyricist behind several Bollywood blockbusters, passed away today. Sawan Kumar's nephew Navin Kumar Tak confirmed to ETimes that the industry veteran breathed his last at a hospital in Mumbai at 4pm today. He suffered a heart failure and lung-related ailments too. The celebrated artist had been in a critical condition since the past few days and was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. Details about his funeral are awaited.

Saawan Kumar marked his directorial debut with 'Gomti Ke Kinare'. The film released in 1972 and featured Meena Kumari and Mumtaz in lead roles. As a filmmaker, he introduced talented actors like Sanjeev Kumar and Mehmood Junior aka Naeem Sayyed to the industry. He had produced 'Naunihal' on a shoestring budget, but the film had a Presidential mention at the National Awards. 'Naunihal' was also Sanjeev Kumar's debut Bollywood movie.


Saawan Kumar Tak has worked on films like 'Sanam Bewafa', 'Souten' and 'Sajan Bina Suhagan'.

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Raju Srivastava Dies At 58, India Loses Comedy’s Shining Star

Comedian Raju Srivastava dies in Delhi at the age of 58, confirms his family. He was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on August 10 after experiencing chest pain and collapsing while working out at the gym.



New Delhi: Raju Srivastava, a veteran comedian who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, died at the age of 58 on Wednesday (September 21). Raju Srivastava had a heart attack on August 10 and was hospitalized after he complained of chest pain while running on a treadmill at the gym. He also underwent an angioplasty the same day.Also Read - Raju Srivastava Death: Rajpal Yadav And Others Mourn Loss of The Comedian

“I got a call from the family about half an hour ago saying he is no more. It is really unfortunate news. He was fighting in the hospital for over 40 days,” said his brother Dipoo Srivastava. Raju Srivastava was declared dead at 10.20 am, as per hospital sources.

The comic-actor’s funeral will be held at Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi on Thursday (September 22).

Raju Srivastava was on a life support system at AIIMS, Delhi. The comedian regained consciousness after 15 days on ventilator support. However, on September 1, after he ran a fever as high as 100 degrees, he was put on ventilator support again.

The comedian, who originally belonged to Kanpur, left for Mumbai in 1982. He worked in the entertainment industry since late 1980s, and received recognition after participating in the first season of the stand-up comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” in 2005. He had featured in films like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya’ and ‘Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon’ among others.

He also appeared in the third season of the reality television show ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘Nach Baliye 6’ and ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’.

Later in 2014, he ventured into politics and was fielded on the ticket of the Samajwadi Party from Kanpur for the Lok Sabha elections. He returned the ticket, however, saying he was not getting enough support from the local units of the party. After that, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party on March 19, 2014.

Later, he served as the brand ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat campaign and was the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council. In that capacity, he laid the foundation for the upcoming NOIDA film city project.

Battling odds, but on his own terms, was Srivastava’s way of life. Raju Srivastava, counted as among the most high-profile and experienced comics in the country, is survived by his wife and two children.

Veteran Telugu actress Jamuna passes away at 86
Jamuna passed away at her residence in Hyderabad. She starred in more than 150 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.
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Veteran Telugu actress Jamuna passed away on Friday at her residence in Hyderabad due to age-related ailments. She was 86.

Born on August 30, 1936, in Hampi, she completed her school education in Duggirala of Guntur. She started her acting career with stage performances and made her screen debut with Puttillu in 1952. Her breakout performance was Missamma (1955).

In her acting career, Jamuna featured in more than 150 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi and starred as the female lead opposite the cinema legends such as NT Ramarao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna Ghattamaneni, Shobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju among others.

The veteran stalwart is famous and fondly known as Satyabhama among the Telugu audiences for her performance as Satyabhama in Srikrishna Thulabharam. Her blockbusters include Pandanti Kapuram, Gundamma Katha, Mooga Manasulu, and Gulebakavali Katha, Ramudu Bheemudu, Poola Rangadu, to name a few.

In her political stint, Jamuna served as a Member of Parliament in 1989 from Rajamahendravaram.

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Veteran singer Vani Jairam found dead at Chennai home
By - TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Feb 4, 2023, 19:42 IST
National Award-winning legendary playback singer Vani Jairam, who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award - the third-highest civilian award -- this year, was found dead at her Chennai home on Saturday. According to reports, she was found dead with an injury on her forehead at her house on Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai. She was 78 years old.
Vani Jayaram's husband died a few years ago and she used to live alone in her apartment in Chennai. Reports are that the singer's maid turned up for work today. When she did not get any response despite repeated calls, the maid is said to have alerted her relatives who then informed the police. According to reports, the cops apparently broke open the door and found her dead in the apartment.
A forensics team reached the residence in the evening and collected samples. Musician Shankar Ganesh and actor Y Gee Mahendra paid their respects to the late Vani Jayaram.
Vani Jairam collaborated with some of the biggest composers across various industries and delivered evergreen chartbusters. The talented singer has a number of songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Tulu and Oriya to her credit. She has performed extensively in the country and across the world. It is to be noted that she has won National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer thrice. She has also received State awards from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, and Odisha
Vani Jairam recently completed 50 years as a professional singer and had recorded more than 10,000 songs. The national award-winning singer worked with several musicians across the country. She has worked with legendary composers including MS Viswanathan Ilaiyaraaja, RD Burman, KV Mahadevan, OP Nayyar and Madan Mohan, among others. Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was among those for whom Vani Jairam has sung. She has sung over 10,000 songs in 19 languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada.

Noted Painter Lalitha Lajmi, Sister Of Filmmaker Guru Dutt, Dies

Lalitha Lajmi played a small cameo in Aamir Khan starrer 'Tare Zameen Par', as the chief guest for the intra-school art competition.

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Artist Lalitha Lajmi, late actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt's sister, died on Monday at the age of 90. Taking to Twitter, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) shared the news of her demise.
"With Profound grief and sorrow NGMA, Mumbai, Ministry of Culture, Government of India shares the news of demise of veteran artist and printmaker Smt. Lalitha Lajmi who left for heavenly abode this morning(13.02.2023). Our Deepest Condolences. RIP," NGMA wrote in the caption of the post.

Ms Lajmi was born to a poet father and a poly-linguistic writer mother in Kolkata in 1932. She was a self-taught artist with a keen interest in classical dance. Over the decades, she held several exhibitions at international art galleries in Paris, London and Netherlands.

NGMA described Ms Lajmi as an "unparalleled watercolourist". Through her work, she usually narrated a layered history of the modern Indian woman in the decades that followed Independence.

"Often her works reflect the hidden tensions that exist between men and women, captured in the different roles they play. Yet, her women are not meek individuals, but assertive and individualistic, with a strong autobiographical element," NGMA said.

Condoling Ms Lajmi's death, Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation (JNAF), Mumbai, wrote, "We are deeply saddened by the news of artist Lalitha Lajmi's passing. Lajmi was a self-taught artist with a keen interest in classical dance. Her works had an element of melancholy and performance, seen here in her artwork, 'Dance of Life and Death'".

Notably, Ms Lajmi played a small cameo in Aamir Khan starrer 'Tare Zameen Par', as the chief guest for the intra-school art competition.

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Yesteryear actress-dancer Bela Bose, who was part of 200 films, passes away at 79

Yesteryear actress and danseuse Bela Bose breathed her last on Monday (February 20). She was 79. She died from age-related causes, according to reports.

Trained in classical Manipuri dance, Bose was known for her energetic choreography and expressive eyes. Along with Helen and Aruna Irani, she was one of the most prominent dancers in tinsel town.

In a career spanning over three decades, she acted in more than 200 Hindi and regional films. She was part of many iconic films such as ‘Bandini’, ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’, ‘Professor’ etc.

Although the actress was born in Calcutta, the family relocated to Bombay in 1951 after a bank crash wiped out their savings.

She began her career as a background dancer to help her poverty-stricken family. She rose to prominence when she featured in the song ‘Main Nashe Mein Hoon’ opposite Raj Kapoor in the 1959 film of the same name. She debuted as a lead actress in the film ‘Sautela Bhai’ opposite actor-director Guru Dutt. Another film where she wowed the audience with her effortless performance was ‘Hawa Mahal’ (1962), where she essayed the role of Helen’s sister. She was also active in Bengali theatre.

Bose was married to actor and filmmaker, Ashish Kumar, who was also her co-star in ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’. Aside from dancing, she also enjoyed a successful stint as a vamp/antagonist. Her most famous villainous role would undoubtedly be that of the Durga Vyas, the scheming sister-in-law of the protagonist in ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’.

Despite frequently portraying the seductress onscreen, the actress was more conservative in real life and reportedly passed up many opportunities due to her refusal to wear a swimsuit onscreen. She went on a self-imposed hiatus from 1980.
The actress was also an accomplished painter, poet, and national-level swimmer. She is survived by her son, daughter, and grandson.