Bollywood actors, singers pay tribute to Dr Sharda Sinha

The singer (72) was suffering from complications arising from cancer and breathed her last on Tuesday night at AIIMS hospital, New Delhi

nurag Kashyap, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi, and Sonu Nigam were among the prominent cinema personalities who condoled the death of popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, fondly called 'Bihar Kokila' by her fans. Sinha, who was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi following a health complication due to multiple myeloma, died on Tuesday night. She was 72.

The Padma Bhushan recipient lent her voice to songs prominent in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Magahi languages such as "Chhathi Maiya Aayi Na Duaariya", "Ho Deenanth", "Dwar Chekai", and "Patna Se", but had also sung Hindi film songs like "Taar Bijli" (Gangs of Wasseypur), "Kahe Toh Se Sajna" (Maine Pyar Kiya), and "Babul" (Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!).