Anil Kapoor in a photo by Naguva Nayana (courtesy YouTube)
Strong points
- Anil Kapoor shared a musical tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam
- “I still can’t forget he’s gone,” Anil Kapoor tweeted
- “His songs will live on forever,” he added.
New Delhi:
Anil Kapoor, hours after the funeral of S P Balasubrahmanyam, shared a moving tribute to the iconic singer, remembering his “magical voice”. Anil Kapoor, who worked with S P Balasubrahmanyam early in his acting career, wrote: “S P Balasubramanyam’s magical voice has made so many careers of top men and I am one of them. S P Balasubrahmanyam was the voice of Anil Kapoor in both songs Naguva Nayana and O Premi O Premi in the 1983 movie Kannada Pallavi Anu Pallavi. The film marked Anil Kapoor’s debut in Kannada – SPB had already won two of his six national awards by them. Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja was the composer of the film, who worked extensively with SPB. S P Balasubrahmanyam’s vast legacy includes more than 40,000 songs in over 16 languages.
In his tweet, Anil Kapoor added, “I still can’t forget he’s gone but his songs will live on forever … a tribute to the magic of S P Balasubramanyam and Ilaiyaraaja.” He also shared the song Naguva Nayana in his tweet.
#SPBalasubramanyamThe magical voice of the magical voice has made so many careers of leading men and I’m one of them … still can’t forget that he’s gone but his songs will live on forever. .. a tribute to the magic of #SPBalasubramanyam and Illiaraja … https://t.co/1mUYBsrnCf
– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) September 26, 2020
After the death of S P Balasubrahmanyam on Friday, Anil Kapoor recalled that the legendary singer doubled for him on his Telugu debut in 1980Vamsa Vruksham: “Great human being and amazing singer … Lucky to have had it dubbed for me … give voice to my performances in my first film Telugu and Kannada. SP Balasubrahmanyam will be truly missed … my deepest condolences and prayers to the family, ”he wrote.
Great human being and amazing singer … lucky to have had it dubbed for me … give voice to my performances in my first film Telugu and Kannada … SP Balasubrahmanyam will be truly missed … my deepest condolences & prayers to the family … pic.twitter.com/bdQWiuXlQD
– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) September 25, 2020
S P Balasubrahmanyam was admitted to Chennai MGM Healthcare Hospital for COVID-19 on August 5, as Anil Kapoor was among them who wished him a speedy recovery.
Pray for the speedy recovery of #SPBalasubrahmanyam … happy to hear that he is better today …https://t.co/2DL2eFmWLY
– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) Aug 16, 2020
S P Balasubrahmanyam tested negative after a few weeks but continued to remain on a ventilator. A day before his death, the hospital announced he was being put on maximum life support. He died at the age of 74 on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, the funeral of P.S. Balasubrahmanyam was held at his farm in Red Hills in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, about 50 km from Chennai, with full police honors.
