Late singer Aadesh Shrivastava’s wife Vijayta says he held Shah Rukh Khan’s hand, when he could not even talk, and gestured pointing towards our son…
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava who died of cancer in 2015 at 51, has composed music for over 100 Hindi films. He was survived by his wife Vijayta Pandit who is also a singer and son Avitesh Shrivastava, who is also a singer, music composer and actor. Vijayta recently opened up about how disheartened she is as her son is not getting help from the film industry even after requesting Aadesh’s good friend, actor Shah Rukh Khan to support his son.
In a new interview with Lehren Retro, Vijayta told the reporter in Hindi that his son Avitesh has been working hard and even recorded music with Akon. But he isn’t getting any support from the people who are big in Bollywood. She even said Shah Rukh Khan was a dear friend and was asked to take care of our son by Aadesh when he was on death bed but she is not able to contact him. She told the portal, “He (Avitesh) works so hard, he has recorded music with Akon and French Montana, among others. But unfortunately, my son is not getting support or direction in the film industry. People from the industry know that today Aadesh is not there, they should help my son. You won’t believe when Aadesh was in the hospital, Shah Rukh Khan used to come and meet. One day before he died, Aadesh held Shah Rukh’s hand, when he could not even talk, and gestured pointing towards our son that he should look after him. Today, I am just not able to contact Shah Rukh; the number that was given to my son is not working. I just want to remind Shah Rukh that he was a good friend of Aadesh, and this is the time, we need you. I need you for my son because he is my and our family’s future. I am not earning, I am not doing anything.”
Vijayta further said, “Shah Rukh Khan can make a film with my son under his production banner Red Chillies Entertainment. He (Avitesh) is such a good actor, he is doing a film called Sir Ek Friday that will have an OTT release… he is working so hard. I want to remind Shah Rukh that this is the time, come and help my son. He just needs a little push. Shah Rukh is a very sweet man, he came twice to see Aadesh in the last stages of his cancer. Now that he has promised, I want to ask him to help my son; he needs you; he does not have a father. Aadesh made you promise that so you have to do something.”
Vijayta Pandit is the sister of the famous music composer duo Jatin-Lalit, who played a big roles in Shah Rukh Khan’s early success. She mentioned that Jatin-Lalit contributed massively to SRK’s songs for iconic films like Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), among others.
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