Veteran music composer Mohammed Zahur ‘Khayyam’ Hashmi popular by his pen name ‘Khayyam’, passed away at the age of 92 after prolonged illness, in Mumbai on Monday. The Padma Bhushan awardee was admitted to Sujay Hospital in suburban Juhu a few days ago owing to breathing issues and other age-related illnesses.
Several celebrities from the music and film fraternity paid homage to the iconic music composer remembering his songs on his sudden demise. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi took some time off from his busy schedule to pay his respect to the legendary ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ song composer, who is remembered for his humanitarian gestures to support new artists.
India will remain grateful to Khayyam Sahab for giving us some of the most memorable compositions, which will be remembered forever. He will also be remembered for his humanitarian gestures to support upcoming artists. His demise is extremely saddening.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2019
Calling his death to be an end of an era of great music, veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar also paid her tribute to Khayyam. In a series of tweets Lata Mangeshkar reminisced about her work with the perfectionist of the music industry.
Mahan sangeetkar Aur bahut nek dil insan Khayyam sahab aaj humare bich nahi rahe. Ye sunkar mujhe itna dukh hua hai jo main bayaa’n nahi kar sakti.Khayyam sahab ke saath sangeet ke ek yug ka anth hua hai.Main unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun. pic.twitter.com/8d1iAM2BPd
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) August 19, 2019
Khayyam sahab mujhe apni choti behen maante the. Wo mere liye apni khas pasand ke gaane banaate the.Unke saath kaam karte waqt bahut accha lagta tha aur thoda darr bhi lagta tha kyo ki wo bade perfectionist the.Unki shayari ki samajh bahut kamaal thi.
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) August 19, 2019
Along with them legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who played the role of Amit in the movie ‘Kabhie Kabhie’, also shared a post on his social media handle writing, “a legend in music .. a soft spoken amiable soul .. one that contributed to several films and some of the more important ones of mine .. passes away .. KHAYAM sahib .. for all the memorable music he conducted and produced .. prayers condolences ”
T 3262 – .. a legend in music .. a soft spoken amiable soul .. one that contributed to several films and some of the more important ones of mine .. passes away .. KHAYAM sahib .. for all the memorable music he conducted and produced .. prayers condolences ☘️🌿
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 19, 2019
Amul , the famous dairy brand of India, paid its homage to the composer by posting a retro styled photo, quoting the lines of famous song ‘In Aakhon ki masti’ from ‘Umrao Jaan’.
From being one of the greatest music composers to the most amiable soul, Khayyam made his place in the hearts of millions through his evergreen music. Even though he bid adieu to the world, he will remain immortal through his work.
