Big B, Anil Kapoor at Aadesh Shrivastava’s funeral; wife Vijeta, sons are inconsolable

The last rites of music composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who passed away battling cancer, were held at the Oshiwara crematorium, Mumbai. Actor Anil Kapoor, singer Sonu Nigam and his wife Madhurima Nigam, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Suman, Pahlaj Nihalani, Anees Bazmee, Babul Supriyo, Raju Shrivastava and Ratan Jain were among those who were to bid last respects to the late singer.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was very close to Aadesh Shrivastava, expressed grief at the demise of noted music director. The megastar took to his blog to express his sadness.

Seen here, Amitabh Bachchan stands in silence at the ground as the last rites are being performed. (Source: Express Photo)


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Aadesh Shrivastava's sons Avinesh and Avitesh at the funeral of their father. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Avinesh and Avitesh hug each other as they pay last respects to their father. Their uncle and music director Lalit Pandit standing next to the boys. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Aadesh's wife Vijeta Pandit breaks down as she hugs Big B. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Amitabh Bachchan arrives for the last rites of Aadesh Shrivastava. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Aadesh Shrivastava and Amitabh Bachchan have worked together in films ‘Baabul’ and ‘Baghban’. Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had also paid a visit to Aadesh on Wednesday (September 2). (Source: Express Photo)

Amitabh Bachchan was seen seated on a chair silently. (Source: Express Photo)

Rajiv Kapoor at the funeral of Aadesh. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Anil Kapoor was also present to support the family. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Anil Kapoor consoles Aadesh's son. (Source: Express Photo)

Anil Kapoor stands in front of Aadesh Shrivastava's elder son, who performed the last rites of his father. (Source: Express Photo)

Aadesh's elder son walks to the crematorium with relatives. (Source: Express Photo)

He was consoled by family and relatives. (Source: Express Photo)

Aadesh Shrivastava, who passed away during the wee hours on Saturday (Spetember 5) is survived by wife Vijeyta Pandit, former Bollywood actress and sister of music-composer duo Jatin- Lalit, and their two sons — Anivesh and Avitesh. (Source: Express Photo)

Vijeta was inconsolable during the last rites of her husband Aadesh Shrivastava. Seen here with Sonu Nigam and his wife Madhurima Nigam. (Source: Express Photo)

Director Sudhir Mishra. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Best known for his melodious, romantic ballads, Aadesh Shrivastava composed for both the old and new of Bollywood- from Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan to Ranbir Kapoor. (Source: Express Photo)

Aadesh Shrivastava had been undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital in Andheri for over 40 days. (Source: Express Photo)

Aadesh was born in Jabalpur. His passion for music was so strong that he decided to make his career as a composer and moved to Mumbai to try his luck. (Source: Express Photo)

Shrivastava assisted Laxmikant Pyarelal for almost a decade before taking the responsibility of a professional composer. (Source: Express Photo)

Aadesh got his first big break with the film “Kanyadaan” in the year 1993. Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar sang his first song but unfortunately, the film did not release, and his work went unnoticed. His next film “Jaane Tamanna” suffered similar fate but he bounced back with “Aao Pyaar Kare” in which the song “Haathon Mein Jo” was a hit and his fortune turned. (Source: Express Photo)

In 2005, Aadesh Shrivastava appeared in a TV singing reality show as a judge and the next year he ventured into film direction with a short film on child prostitution titled “Sanaa”. (Source: Express Photo)