2020 continues to be a nightmare for the world due to the coronavirus pandemic and more so for the entertainment industry due to many of its celebrated and loved members are losing their lives on almost a weekly basis. So far Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Chadwick Boseman and closer home Vadivel Balaji have lost their lives.

Now comes yet another shocking news that singer Aditya Paudwal has passed away due to kidney failure in Mumbai. The 35-year-old was the son of legendary singer Anuradha Paudwal and was a music composer, arranger,and producer as well. He holds the Limca Book Of World Record for being Asia’s youngest composer, after he scored the music for the 1993 Telugu devotional film 'Shri Sai Mahima.' He lost his father Arun Paudwal a music composer at an early age.

Aditya Paudwal was married to Ambreen Akhoon in 2009 and had a troubled marriage with her filing for divorce in 2013 and also filing a domestic violence case against him and his mother for not annulling the marriage. After a long battle only recently the divorce was finalised.

Shankar Mahadevan confirmed the news on Facebook. He wrote, "Devastated hearing this ! Our dearest Aditya Paudwal is no more !! Just can’t believe this ! What an amazing musician and a lovely human being !! I just sang a song which was programmed by him so beautifully two days back ! Just can’t come to terms with this !! Love you brother ... miss you (sic)."