Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan has died. He was 55. The musician had been battling cancer, and on Tuesday, he breathed his last at a hospital-based in Kolkata. Ustad Rashid Khan is the great-grandson of the legendary Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan Sahab, the founder of the Rampur Sahaswan Gharana. He's also the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Ustad Rashid Khan Dies at 55 of Prostate Cancer - Reports.

He not only immensely contributed to Indian classical music but also weaved the magic in Bollywood with his soulful songs such as "Aaoge Jab Tum O Saajana" from the Kareena-Shahid starrer Jab We Met and "Allah Hi Reham" in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer My Name is Khan.

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Offering condolences, the leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, in a post on X, said, "I am deeply saddened to learn that Padma Bhushan Ustad Rashid Khan has left for his heavenly abode. Ustad Rashid Khan Passes Away: Heartbroken Netizens Mourn Sad Demise of the Celebrated Music Maestro-Check Reactions.

The sad and untimely demise of the Music Maestro would create a huge void in the sphere of Music, especially Hindustani Classical Music. I offer my sincere condolences to his family members, colleagues & peers and innumerous fans & admirers. May his soul rest in peace."