Music director Aadesh Shrivastava critical; Lata Mangeshkar prays for his life!

Melody Queen and Bharat Ratna, Lata Mangeshkar has expressed her anguish for music director Aadesh Shrivastava, who is battling with cancer at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. 

After reports of Aadesh Shrivastava’s cancer deterioration splashed in media Lata Mangeshkar immediately took to twitter to express her concern for the brilliant music director. In her tweet she wrote, “I have just come to know that Aadesh Shrivastava’s condition is critical. I pray to Almighty that he soon recovers.”

Meanwhile doctors treating Aadesh Shrivastava at the hospital have confirmed that he is passing through a critical stage. A doctor briefing media said, “Aadesh Shrivastava is in a very serious condition as this is the third attack and the cancer has spread all throughout his body.”


“He is not responding to the medicines and injections but we are hopeful that with more doses he may recover. This is a massive relapse and we are hoping he will pull through,” informed a doctor. 

Initially the family had hidden the news from media but no sooner the news was out many personalities from Bollywood have been pouring to express their concern. Prominent among them are singer Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Shekhar Suman, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, film director J.P. Dutta, Shekhar Kapur, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Poonam Dhillon, Anu Mallik, Jaspinder Narula, Abhijeet and many others. In fact even the Bachchans along actress Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta have visited him. 

Lalit Pandit, whose sister and former actress Vijeta Pandit is married to Aadesh informed, “The doctors have turned down surgery as blood palates are low. Also the latest technology based injections that were brought from America have not worked much on him.” 

He lamented, “His condition is gradually declining from worse to worst. Though he recognizes everybody but he is not been able to get up from the bed. The last 12 days have been very painful for him. He could walk and talk earlier but now he is completely bed ridden.” 

Aadesh Shrivastava has composed music for many super hit films like CHALTE CHALTE, BAABUL, BAGHBAN, KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM, and RAAJNEETI among others.

Raaga.Com prays for his quick recovery.

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