Mumbai, Sept. 19 -- The film and music world has expressed shock over the sudden demise of celebrated singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore while engaging in water sports today.

Condolences poured in from colleagues and contemporaries alike, mourning Garg's extraordinary contributions and remembering him not only as a musical genius but also as a cherished friend, mentor and cultural icon.

Over the course of his career, he sang numerous songs in Hindi, Bengali and Assamese, cementing his place as a versatile artist who effortlessly crossed linguistic and cultural boundaries.

Composer Pritam Chakraborty, who earlier collaborated with him in the soul-stirring ballad 'Ya Ali' from the 2006 Anurag Basu directorial "Gangster: A Love Story", took to...