Pankaj Udhas' Prayer Meeting To Be Held In Mumbai On March 2; Check Time and Venue Here

Pankaj Udhas’ prayer meeting will be held in Mumbai on March 2, 2024. On Wednesday, the late ghazal maestro’s daughter Nayaab Udhas took to her Instagram handle to share that a prayer meeting will be observed in honour of her father’s memory. It will be held , at the Trident Hotel, The Rooftop, Nariman Point in Mumbai, from 4 pm to 6 pm on March 3.

Pankaj Udhas passed away on February 26 in Mumbai after a ‘prolonged illness’. In a statement issued to the press, the family said, “With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhar on February 26, 2024, due to a prolonged illness.”

Later, singer Anup Jalota revealed that Pankaj was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had been battling the same for the last two to three months. “The man who helped so many cancer patients, himself died of cancer. That is life. He had pancreatic cancer. I knew this for the last 5 to 6 months, and he stopped talking to me in the last 2-3 months, so I realized that his health was not okay. I feel very sad that this illness took his life,” he told The Indian Express.

Udhas’ final rites were held in Mumbai on February 27 and was attended by several of his industry colleagues including Sonu Nigam, Vidya Balan, Shaan and Zakir Hussein among others. Shankar Mahadevan also attended the funeral when he even spoke to the paparazzi and paid his last respects to the singer. Shankar remembered Pankaj as the “most gentle soul” and went on to call him a “fantastic musician”. He further thanked Udhas for taking ghazal to the masses.

Pankaj Udhas was born on May 17, 1951, in Jetpur, Gujarat. He began his career by releasing a ghazal album named Aahat in 1980. Soon, he became synonymous with ghazal music in India. In Bollywood, the ghazal singer sang the iconic track Chitthi Aayee Hai, for Sanjay Dutt’s film Naam. Pankaj released several albums and hosted many live concerts over the years which amplified his popularity. Pankaj Udhas was honoured with India’s fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.