Veteran music director Ravindra Jain, the genius who overcame his blindness to render soulful tunes in several films, including Chitchor and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se , died on Friday of multiple organ failure.
He was 71.
Jain breathed his last at 4.10 pm at Lilavati Hospital, family sources said. He is survived by his wife Divya and son Ayush.
The music composer was suffering from an urinary infection causing a problem in his kidney, sources said.
He was in Nagpur for a concert on Sunday, but could not participate because of his ill-health and was subsequently airlifted to Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Jain, saying he will be remembered for his “versatile music and fighting spirit.”
Jain was also credited for bringing singer K.J. Yesudas to Hindi movies. The duo collaborated together in giving melodies like Oo goriya re , Beeti hui raat ki , Gori tera gaon and Jab deep jale aana .
The Bollywood fraternity in their condolence message hailed Jain as a “genius composer“.
“R I P. Ravindra Jain “Daddu”. Thank you for the lovely music. You did ‘Henna’ for me,” said Rishi Kapoor.
Music composer Salim Merchant in a tweet called Jain as a “genius composer.”
The visually challenged singer started his film career as a composer with a Mohd. Rafi song that never released.
Later, he went on to compose music for hit films such as Chor Machaye Shor , Geet Gaata Chal , Chitchor and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se , Nadiya ke Paar and Vivah .
Jain also composed music for many TV serials for Sagar Films. The popular serial that he composed music for was Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan .
