From Bollywood singers to politicians: Twitteratti mourns Ravindra Jain's demise

Updated: Friday, October 9, 2015, 19:55 [IST]

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 Cant 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