Sharda Sinha death: Gangs of Wasseypur team mourns loss of 'Taar Bijli' singer

Anurag Kashyap Manoj Bajpayee Richa Chadha Huma Qureshi and Sonu Nigam were among the prominent cinema personalities who condoled the death of popular folk singer Sharda Sinha fondly called Bihar Kokila by her fans Sinha who was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS Delhi following a health complication due to multiple myeloma died on Tuesday night She was 72The Padma Bhushan recipient lent her voice to songs prominently in Maithili Bhojpuri and Magahi languages such as Chhathi Maiya Aayi Na Duaariya Ho Deenanth Dwar Chekai and Patna Se but had also sung Hindi film songs like Taar Bijli Gangs of Wasseypur Kahe Toh Se Sajna Maine Pyar Kiya and Babul Hum Aapke Hain KounAnurag Kashyap remembers Taar Bijli singerKashyap who directed Wasseypur shared Sinhas photo on his Instagram Stories with the lyrics of Taar Bijli Sharda Sinha he captioned the post with a broken heart emojiBiharborn Bajpayee who played the role of Sardar Khan in the 2012 film said he was saddened by the news of the singers death I pay my respects to the great singer Sharda ji who took Bhojpuri music and singing to the national and international level with her singing May God give peace to her soul he wrote on XFarewell to Sharda Sinha ji a true legend of Bhojpuri and folk music whose voice celebrated Biharrsquos rich traditions From lsquoKahe Toh Se Sajnarsquo to her iconic Chhath Puja songs her legacy will resonate forever Om Shanti ShardaSinha BhojpuriLegend pictwittercomPgKmAUQsyNmdash manoj bajpayee BajpayeeManoj November 6 2024In the revenge drama Wasseypur Taar Bijli plays out as part of the prewedding celebrations of Faizal Khan Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mohsina Hamid Huma Qureshi with the Khan family matriarch Nagma Khatoon Richa Chadha singing the song Chadha said the news of Sinhas death has come as a shock The world of folk songs and music will miss a natural and trained singer like Sharda ji We are grateful to her My respects she wrote on her Instagram StoriesVarun Grover recalls how Taar Bijli was madeVarun Grover who penned Taar Bijli in his tribute recalled how Sinha came into the lives of nonBiharis like him as the voice of Kahe Tohse Sajna the song from 1989s Maine Pyar Kiya and then stayed here When we developed an understanding of folk music her true status was revealed to us It was a great fortune that I got the opportunity to create a song with her Rounds of tea laughter stories and paan continued and the song kept being created the lyricist wrote on X My respects Your voice is and will always be the background music of every Chhath festival he added sharing the link to Sinhas Maithili song Mohi Lelkhin Sajni Mor Manwa ldquo rdquo hellipmdash varungrover November 5 2024In a video about the making of the music of Wasseypur composer Sneha Khanwalkar described Sinhas voice as pure wine and recalled how they first met Anurag suggested Do you want to try Sharda ji So I went to her house and I sang a few lines to her She brought out her harmonium and sang those lines so I thought this is the best Khanwalkar recalledSinha also sang the song Nirmohiya for the second season of the Biharset web series Maharani fronted by QureshiThe actor who plays the lead role of Rani Bharti in the Sony LIV show shared a clip of the song on Instagram RIPshardasinha_official maam Qureshi wroteBorn in Supaul in Bihar Sinha became famous not only in her home state but also in parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh A devotee of Chhath Puja dedicated to the Sun god the singer released a song to celebrate the festival every year She did so this year too notwithstanding her ill health Sinha also died on the first day of the fourday festivalSonu Nigam Ravi Kishan mourn Sharda SinhaPopular playback singer Sonu Nigam said it was extremely saddening to lose respected Sharda Sinha ji during the great festival of Chhath Puja Bhojpuri actor and politician Ravi Kishan said without Sinhas voice every festival seemed empty especially the festival of Chhath which is why chhati maiya called her back during this timeThe untimely demise of the popular singer Bihar Kokila Swar Samrajni Padma Bhushan awardee respected Sharda Sinha ji is very sad Chhath in UP and Bihar was incomplete without her music wrote Bhojpuri actorpolitician Dinesh Lal Yadav popularly known by his stage name NirahuaIm unable to come to terms with this I hope this is fake news She gave me so much love I cant forget any of it Irreparable loss Im speechless said singer Kavita Seth in an Instagram post Former Bhojpuri actor and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari who on Tuesday visited the bereaved family after Sinhas death at AIIMSDelhi shared a heartfelt post on the microblogging site Today I had my last darshan of elder sister Sharda Didi who spread the sweetness of Bhojpuri across the country and the world through Chhathi Maiya and devotional music at AIIMS Delhi The demise of Didi Sharda is an irreparable loss for the Bhojpuri world and the country he wrote on XSinha will be cremated with full state honours in her native Bihar on Wednesday Her body is likely to arrive in Patna from Delhi in the afternoonWith PTI inputs