Veteran singer, lyricist and music composer Yashwant Dev passed away on October 30 at the age of 91. He breathed his last at Dadar’s Sushrusha hospital. Final rites will take place around 4:00 pm.
On October 10, he was admitted to Susrusha hospital after he was diagnosed with chikungunya and pneumonia. He was being treated accordingly. However, after battling with illnesses, he passed away on Monday morning.
Born on November 1, 1926, Dev in very less time marked his presence in Marathi film industry with his songs and catchy lyrics.
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He composed popular songs like ‘Ya janmavar, ya jagnyavar shatda prem karave’, ‘Nako jau komejun majhya pritichya fula’, ‘Jeevnatli ghadi ashich rahu de’, ‘Bhatuklichya khelamadhli raja ani rani’, ‘Yesil yeshil yeshil rani’.
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