Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal dies at 80, Daler Mehndi and Harbhajan Singh pay tributes

Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal dies at 80, Daler Mehndi and Harbhajan Singh pay tributes

Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal dies at 80, Daler Mehndi and Harbhajan Singh pay tributes

Chandigarh : Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passed away on Friday in New Delhi’s Apollo Hospital.

He was 80 and was ailing for the past three months.

Besides bhajans Chanchal also sang songs in Hindi films. His song ‘Beshak mandir masjid’ for the 1973 film ‘Bobby’ won him the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award.

He was born in Amritsar and started singing bhajans at an early age.

Several celebrities, including cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Punjabi singer Daler Mehendi, mourned his death by posting tweets on the microblogging site.