Veteran Music Composer Anandji’s Daughter Passes Away

Veteran  music composer Anandji,88, one-half  of  the  iconic  Kalyanji-Anandji duo which gave us  evergreen hits like Mere Desh ki dharti(Upkar), Chandan sa  badan(Saraswatichandra),Mera jeevan kora kagaz(Kora Kagaz) and Mere angein mein(Lawaaris) lost his daughter  Rita on October  7.

She was  approximately  60 years  old and the apple  of Ananji’s eyes.

“Luckily  both her parents were with Ritaji when the end came. She was  in great  physical pain for some time,” informs  music composer  Lalit Pandit.

Anandji  Vir Shah also has a son. His  dear brother and  musical partner Kalyanji passed away in August 2000.