Manna Dey passes away
24th October 2013
At 94, legendary singer
Manna Dey passed away due to respiratory issues in Bengaluru this morning.
Padmabhushan Manna Dey has received many national awards for his contribution to Indian cinema. He was suffering from lung infection and gave in this morning.
His popular melodies included 'Laga Chunri Mein Daag', 'Ay Mere Pyaare Watan' and 'Poocho Na Kaise Maine'.
Celebrities took on to twitter to pay their respects to the singer. Here's what they tweeted:
Amitabh Bachchan -
"At work but shall keep a minutes silence, in Manna Dey's memory on set before we start .. !! "
"Manna Dey, stalwart of the music world, passes away. Flooded with memories and his songs. In particular his rendition of Madhushala," he further wrote.
Shabana Azmi -
"Manna Dey had a unique voice. He will live on through his songs Ai Meri Zohra Jabeen/ dil ka haal suney dilwala/ poocho na kaise maine RIP"
Kunal Kohli -
"#mannadey last of the greats,along with Kishore,Rafi & Mukesh,passes away.RIP.'ek chattur naar' to 'ae mere pyaare watan' what a range"
Mahesh Bhatt -
"Manna Dey passes away. His voice shall linger forever.R.I.P."
Manoj Bajpayee -
"MANNA DEY is no more!a great singer!lets pray for him!my condolences to his family!his music will live for 1000 yrs.RIP"
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