Popular playback singer KK passed away on Tuesday night in Kolkata at the age of 53. As per reports, the singer collapsed during his performance at Nazrul Mancha. He was taken to the CMRI hospital in South Kolkata where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The singer’s sudden death at the age of 53 sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry.
Bollywood stars Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and others mourned the demise of Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as KK, following news of his death in Kolkata.
Check out the tweets below.
The tears won't stop. What a guy he was. What a voice, what a heart, what a human being. #KK is FOREVER!!!
Vishal Dadlani commented: “The tears won’t stop. What a guy he was. What a voice, what a heart, what a human being. #KK is FOREVER!!!”
It’s so so heartbreaking!! A talent with grace & dignity! Pure gem of a person ! Known him for many years!! Will take a lot of time to come to terms with this loss!! Condolences to his family & friends!! #RIPKK SPEECHLESS!! ॐ शान्ति 🙏
Actor Manoj Bajpayee said: “It’s so so heartbreaking! A talent with grace & dignity! Pure gem of a person! Known him for many years!! Will take a lot of time to come to terms with this loss!! Condolences to his family & friends!! #RIPKK SPEECHLESS!!”
Extremely sad and shocked to know of the sad demise of KK. What a loss! Om Shanti 🙏🏻
Akshay Kumar, for whom KK sang a number of songs over the years, tweeted, “Extremely sad and shocked to know of the sad demise of KK. What a loss! Om Shanti.”
With a heavy heart, I extend my condolences to KK ‘s family and fans 🙏
Your voice will remain in our hearts forever.
Rest in peace KK 🙏
Ram Charan
This is such shocking and sad news. KK, thank you for sharing your talent with us all. Gone too soon. Rest in harmony!
This is such shocking and sad news. KK, thank you for sharing your talent with us all. Gone too soon. Rest in harmony!
Extremely sad and devastated. Another shocking loss for all of us. Can’t believe our KK sir is no more… what is even happening. I can’t take it anymore.
Armaan Malik tweeted: “Extremely sad and devastated. Another shocking loss for all of us. Can’t believe our KK sir is no more … what is even happening. I can’t take it anymore.”
It seems so ominous. The news of KK’s death that too right after a live performance is terrible. He sang for films I was associated with, so his loss seems that much more personal.
RIP #KrishnakumarKunnath.
Prayers & condolences to his family🙏 pic.twitter.com/HOOjgs4tY5
Ajay Devgn also wrote: “It seems so ominous. The news of KK’s death, that too right after a live performance, is terrible. He sang for films I was associated with, so his loss seems that much more personal. RIP #KrishnakumarKunnath. Prayers & condolences to his family.”