KK no more: Video shows the moment when singer felt uneasy
Kolkata, Jun 01: Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died in Kolkata on Tuesday night, officials said. He was 53, and survived by wife and two sons.
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KK performed at a concert organised by a college at Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata for almost an hour in the evening.
He was "feeling heavy" after reaching his hotel, and soon collapsed, officials said.
The very moment when #KK felt uneasy and was taken to CMRI hospital, #Kolkata. He was declared brought dead.
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He performed the show and ended it.#RIP #KK Not KK pic.twitter.com/WFOHKdCqFn
He was taken to a nearby private CMRI hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, they said.
"KK was brought to the hospital around 10 pm. It's unfortunate that we could not treat him," a senior official of the hospital said.
Doctors at the hospital said they suspected "cardiac arrest" to be the cause of the death.
A senior officer of the Kolkata Police told PTI that a post-mortem would be conducted on Wednesday to ascertain the exact reason for the death.
Condoling his death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said KK will always be remembered through his songs.
"Saddened by the untimely demise of noted singer Krishnakumar Kunnath popularly known as KK. His songs reflected a wide range of emotions as struck a chord with people of all age groups. We will always remember him through his songs. Condolences to his family and fans. Om Shanti," Modi tweeted.
His wife and sons will reach Kolkata from New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
KK, who was on a two-day tour to Kolkata, performed at Nazrul Manch in a concert organised by another college on Monday evening as well. He was supposed to return to New Delhi on Wednesday.
"I
have
so
many
personal
memories
with
him.
We
started
our
careers
together.
He
was
such
a
nice
and
non-controversial
person.
Life
has
become
so
unpredictable
and
uncertain
after
the
pandemic,"
singer-turned-politician
Babul
Supriyo
told
reporters
after
reaching
the
hospital.
"KK
has
a
big
contribution
to
the
advent
of
rock
music
in
India,"
said
Supriyo,
a
TMC
MLA.
A police team was posted outside the hospital to manage KK's fans who started gathering after hearing the news of his death.
As a playback singer, he has recorded popular Bollywood numbers such as 'Ankhon Mein Teri' (Om Shanti Om), 'Zara Sa' (Jannat), 'Khuda Jaane' (Bachna Ae Hasino) and 'Tadap Tadap' (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam).
A versatile singer, KK has also recorded songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other languages.