he most respected person from Marathi music industry is no more. Shrinivas Khale passed away at his Thane residence due to old age. He was 85. Born on April 30, 1926, Shrinivas Khale served the music industry for six decades with his memorable music compositions. Popularly known as Khale Kaka, he offered music for not only to Marathi songs but also in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi and Sanskrit songs.

‘Bolki Bahuli’, ‘Jiwhala’ and ‘Sobti’ were his popular musical hit films. Some of his best compositions were ‘Ya Chimanyanno’, ‘Shukra Taara mand Varaa’, ‘Gori Gori Paan Phulasarkhi Chaan’, ‘Anandache Dohi’ and the most popular ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’. He was famous for his devotional songs and his composition for an abhang ‘Savle Sunder Roop Manohari’ turned out to be a hit. He was bestowed with many awards and the most prestigious being the Padmabhushan in 2009.

His funeral will take place at 11 am on Friday . Marathi Movie World pays sincere tribute to this music legend