From Bollywood singers to politicians: Twitteratti mourns Ravindra Jain's demise
Mumbai, Oct 9: Veteran music director-singer-lyricist Ravindra Jain, the genius who overcame his blindness to render lilting melodies and soulful tunes in several films including 'Chitchor' and 'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se', died today of multiple organ failure. He was 71.
Jain breathed his last at 4.10 pm at Lilavati hospital in Bandra due to multiple organ failure, family sources said.
[Music Composer Ravindra Jain passes away]
Bollywood fraternity including actors, musicians, singers and lyricists and politicians mourned his loss on the micro-blogging site Twitter:
Here are some tweets:
Shri
Ravindra
Jain
will
be
remembered
for
his
versatile
music
&
fighting
spirit.
Pained
on
his
demise.
Condolences
to
his
family
&
admirers.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
October
9,
2015
So
sad
to
hear
about
our
dearest
Ravindra
jain
ji.
I
am
his
biggest
fan.
His
compositions
will
haunt
us
for
ever.
God
bless
his
soul.
—
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
(@NeilNMukesh)
October
9,
2015
My
condolences
on
demise
of
renowned
Music
composer&
lyricist
Shri
Ravindra
Jain.It
is
a
big
loss
to
music
lovers.May
his
soul
rest
in
peace
—
Devendra
Fadnavis
(@Dev_Fadnavis)
October
9,
2015
My
deepest
condolences
to
the
family
of
the
Legend,
Shri
Ravindra
Jain
Ji.
Blessed
to
have
spent
some
time
with
him
in
this
life
time.
—
Sunidhi
Chauhan
(@SunidhiChauhan5)
October
9,
2015
A
musical
journey
comes
to
an
end,
but
soulful
compositions
of
Shri
Ravindra
Jain
will
continue
to
live
.
RIP
—
Rajyavardhan
Rathore
(@Ra_THORe)
October
9,
2015
Tributes
to
veteran
music
director-singer-lyricist
Ravindra
Jain,
his
death
an
irreparable
loss….
—
Mukhtar
Abbas
Naqvi
(@naqvimukhtar)
October
9,
2015
One
of
The
Greatest
Creative
Geniuses!!
Ravindra
Jain
Ji
Lives
on...
In
his
Songs...
Music
died
a
little
today..
—
shaan
(@singer_shaan)
October
9,
2015
Prayers
for
Ravindra
Jain
saheb...
One
of
my
most
favourite
composers
ever...
His
Henna,
I
consider,
is
one
of
the
finest
scores
ever.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
October
9,
2015
Sad
to
know
about
the
demise
of
#RavindraJain
ji
From
Chor
Machaye
Shor
to
Heena
ur
contribution
in
Indian
music
will
always
be
missed.
RIP
—
Madhur
Bhandarkar
(@imbhandarkar)
October
9,
2015
R
I
P.
Ravindra
Jain
"Daddu".
Thank
you
for
the
lovely
music.
You
did
Henna
for
me.
—
rishi
kapoor
(@chintskap)
October
9,
2015
RIP
Ravindra
jain
ji..A
brilliant
music
composer
and
lyricist...Henna,
Ram
Teri
Ganga
Maili,
Gori
Tera
Gaon
Bada..What
an
amazing
man
he
was
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@Babu_Bhaiyaa)
October
9,
2015
Extremely
saddened
to
know
about
the
demise
of
Ravindra
Jain
ji.
He
was
a
pioneer
in
devotional
music.
My
condolences
to
his
family
—
Mamata
Banerjee
(@MamataOfficial)
October
9,
2015
I
was
a
big
fan
of
his
music,
pay
my
respects
to
him-Nitin
Gadkari
on
Ravindra
Jain
pic.twitter.com/PwZ9k2vFkf
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
October
9,
2015
Artist
Like
Ravindra
Jain
Can't
be
Replaced:
Zarina
Wahab
-
"Ravindra
Jain
has
given
some
brilliant
music.
He
was
...
http://t.co/WARxV3sKKQ
—
Ragini
Panwar
(@raginipun)
October
9,
2015
#RavindraJain
A
great
musician
who
never
got
his
due
from
the
film
industry.
—
Rahul
Shariff
(@rahulshariff)
October
9,
2015
RIP
Ravindra
Jain..he
will
be
in
our
heart
for
his
versatile
music,
Lyrics
and
songs..love
you.
Always
remember
Sri
Krishna..
—
Niraj
Singh
(@Nirajksingh21)
October
9,
2015
My
condolence
to
great
musician
Ravindra
Jain
ji.
Indian
will
never
forgive
you
and
u
always
will
be
in
our
heart
with
u
r
evergreen
music
—
Brijesh
Mishra
(@divpmuvns)
October
9,
2015
Sad
demise
of
noted
lyricist
&
music
composer
Shri
Ravindra
Jain.
Irreparable
big
loss
to
music
world.
#RIP
https://t.co/zKipEGMCRJ
—
Anil
Negi
(@negianilrtk)
October
9,
2015
Sad
to
hear
about
Ravindra
Jain's
demise.
He
was
an
inspiration
to
many
people.
#RIP
—
Siddhi
Madkaikar
(@SiddhiMadkaikar)
October
9,
2015
Rest
in
Peace
Ravindra
Jain
.Who
gave
us
beautiful
music.
http://t.co/0tgmXV9AyE
—
Preeti
Jakhar
(@prityj)
October
9,
2015
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