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Music legend Bhupen Hazarika dies at 85
Saturday November 05, 2011 06:31:51 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai/Guwahati: A
golden voice of Indian music fell silent Saturday when legendary
singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika died of multiple organ failure at
a Mumbai hospital, plunging millions of fans across the country,
especially those in eastern India, into gloom. He was 85.
Hazarika, who was on the ventilator for four months and had been
in and out of hospital, passed away at 4.37 p.m. at Kokilaben
Hospital in India's entertainment capital. His long time
companion, filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, his nephews and some well
wishers from his home state of Assam were at his side when he
died.
His body will be flown to Guwahati Monday and kept at Judges Field
for two days for the public to pay homage.
The Assam government has taken the responsibility to fly the body
from Mumbai to Guwahati and organise the last rites.
Known for his haunting, resounding melodies like "Dil hoom hoom
kare" and "Ganga behti ho kyon", Hazarika was a Dadasaheb Phalke
Award winner. His lyrics and voice lent a special flavour to
several Bollywood songs and put the spotlight on music from Assam.
His death cast a pall of gloom on his millions of fans. Many in
Assam were grief stricken as news of his death spread.
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