Bollywood mourns the demise of Rahat Indori: ‘An irreparable loss’

Shabana Azmi tweeted, “Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of popular Urdu poet #RahatIndori. He was an original. His poetry was characterised by extreme passion, indomitable spirit and great courage. He will be sorely missed.”

Composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan shared on Twitter, “Really saddened after hearing that our dearest @rahatindori is no more . His poetry, his songs will live on forever !! Will miss you Rahat sahab”

Jaaved Jaaferi wrote on Twitter, “One of the most powerful, prolific and inspiring poets of India passes on. Salaam and RIP #RahatIndori sahab. You will be missed. Heartfelt condolences to the family.”

RIP #RahatIndori saab.. deepest condolences to the family.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 11, 2020

राहत साब स्टेडियम भर देते और हज़ारों की भीड़ में हर इंसान से सीधे रिश्ता बाँधते। शब्द उनके होते लेकिन वो सबकी आवाज़ थे। हिंदुस्तान की आवाज़।

आज लंबी चुप्पी है। pic.twitter.com/FQV5wFDUAL

— वरुण 🇮🇳 (@varungrover) August 11, 2020

Really saddened after hearing that our dearest @rahatindori is no more . His poetry , his songs will live on for ever !! Will miss you Rahat sahab 🙏

— Shankar Mahadevan (@Shankar_Live) August 11, 2020

और ये हम कह रहे हैं आप की तरफ़ से ~

लाजवाब हैं अफ़साने मेरे ..।🙏🏽

#RahatIndori #राहत_इंदौरी pic.twitter.com/p4c5c0qyN5

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) August 11, 2020

अलविदा राहत साहेब।आप हमारे दिल और स्मृतियों में सदैव रहेंगे।

— पंकज त्रिपाठी (@TripathiiPankaj) August 11, 2020

Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi, Randeep Hooda, Varun Grover and Farhan Akhtar also expressed their condolences on social media.