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‘Love story with Aadesh Shrivastava was way better than than my original love story’: Vijayta Pandit | Bollywood News

‘Love story with Aadesh Shrivastava was way better than than my original love story’: Vijayta Pandit | Bollywood News

4 min readMumbaiApr 19, 2026 12:13 PM IST Eleven years after the death of her husband and popular music composer Aadesh Shrivastava, actor Vijayta Pandit maintains her real-life love story was “way better than” her debut film, Rahul Rawail’s 1981 blockbuster romantic film Love Story. Vijatya started her career alongside Kumar Gaurav and also fell in love with him, only for the two to go separate ways due to parental pressure and neither making it big as an actor in Bollywood. “Meri real life ki love story jo Aadesh Shrivastava ke saath hain, I think woh love story meri original love story se bhi bahut achhi hain (I think my real-life love story with Aadesh Srivastava was way better than my original love story),” said Vijayta recently. “There was a lot of love there. We both had a similar family background. We met, just fell in love, and got married. I was very happily married to him,” she added. Vijayta Pandit, sister of actor-singer Suklakshna Pandit, and cousin of popular music composer duo Jatin-Lalit, found …

Did Aadesh Shrivastava’s son destroy chowk named after late father in bizzare car accident? Here’s what we know

Did Aadesh Shrivastava’s son destroy chowk named after late father in bizzare car accident? Here’s what we know

Updated on: Nov 24, 2025 09:37 am IST Late composer Aadesh Srivastava’s son was allegedly involved in a road accident in Mumbai on Sunday at the very site where his father was honoured. Late composer Aadesh Shrivastava’s younger son, Anivesh, was allegedly involved in a road accident in Mumbai’s Lokhandwala in the early hours of Sunday morning. Reports claimed that his car, a Range Rover, rammed into a divider and a statue installed at the crossing, toppling it over. Interestingly, the statue was of the late composer Aadesh as the chowk in question had been named after him a few years ago. Aadesh Srivastava’s son Anivesh was allegedly involved in a road accident on Sunday. Jagrut Maharashtra News reported that a red Range Rover with a Haryana license plate rammed into the divider in Lokhandwala on Sunday morning. Visuals showed the damaged divider and a completely destroyed installation at the crossing. The report stated the car was registered to Vijayta Pandit, Aadesh’s wife. Images shared on social media from the accident site show Anivesh, their …

Sonu Nigam releases Aadesh Shrivastava’s last song, Ave Maria, this Christmas; also features Budapest Film Orchestra

Sonu Nigam releases Aadesh Shrivastava’s last song, Ave Maria, this Christmas; also features Budapest Film Orchestra

Sonu Nigam in Ave Maria; (right) late Aadesh Shrivastava In a career spanning over four decades, singer Sonu Nigam has recorded songs across genres and geographies. And a major part of his music repertoire comprises devotional songs. This Christmas, the musician has come up with a special offering, Ave Maria, to pay homage to Mother Mary. “Ave Maria, a traditional Christian prayer and a timeless classic that has been performed by legendary artistes across the world, has always resonated with me. However, I never anticipated it would become such a significant part of my musical journey,” says Nigam, as he goes on to talk about the way the song came his way. He credits late composer Aadesh Shrivastava for being the catalyst for it in 2011. Sonu Nigam in Ave Maria “Besides being a brilliant musician, Aadesh ji was a beloved elder brother. He was known for his collabs with musicians in the West. He was working on two songs for an international project and one of them was Ave Maria. When he was requested …

Aadesh Shrivastava`s wife reaches out to Shah Rukh Khan for help

Noted music composer Aadesh Shrivastava died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 51. In the course of his career, he composed over 100 songs. He composed songs for films like `Joru Ka Ghulam`, `Kunwara`, `Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein`, `Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham`, `Baghban`, `Chalte Chalte` among others. In a recent interview, Aadesh`s wife and former actor Vijayta Pandit spoke about her son Avitesh Shrivastava and how he needs help. She said that Avitesh is a singer, music composer, and actor. She requested her husband`s good friend Shah Rukh Khan to support her son like he had promised Aadesh on his deathbed.  Vijayta Pandit recalls Shah Rukh Khan`s promise to late Aadesh  In an interview with Lehren Retro, Vijayta said in Hindi, “He (Avitesh) works so hard, he has recorded music with Akon and French Montana, among others. But unfortunately, my son is not getting support or direction in the film industry. People from the industry know that today Aadesh is not there, they should help my son. You won`t believe when Aadesh …