MUMBAI: Paying tributes to indie pop sensation Taz, Bollywood celebrity Hrithik Roshan on Sunday stated his soulful voice added the ‘magic’ in his widespread dance quantity ‘It’s magic’ from ‘Koi…Mil Gaya’.
Taz, whose actual title was Tarsame Singh Saini, handed away on Friday on the age of 54 after a protracted sickness. The UK-based musician of Indian descent was considered a pioneer of cross-cultural Asian fusion music.
Hrithik took to Twitter and remembered the musician, who had sung the chartbuster monitor from the actor’s 2003 sci-fi blockbuster, directed by his father Rakesh Roshan.
Taz added the magic, in ‘It’s magic’ from Koi Mil Gaya together with his soulful voice. Prayers and power to his household. You will probably be missed. RIP
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) May 1, 2022
“Taz added the magic in ‘It’s magic’ from Koi Mil Gaya with his soulful voice. Prayers and strength to his family. You will be missed. RIP,” the 48-year-old star wrote.
Taz was the lead singer of the band Stereo Nation, recognized for songs like ‘Pyar Ho Gaya’, ‘Nachenge Saari Raat’ and ‘Gallan Gorian’. His Bollywood hits included tracks like ‘Daroo Vich Pyar’ (‘Tum Bin’), and ‘Mujhpe to Jadoo’ from ‘Race’ amongst others.
Actor Kavita Kaushik additionally paid tributes to the musician and tweeted, “‘Thoda Daru vich pyaar mila de!’ Must have rewinded the cassette 100 times and danced each time! No songs or singers today have that magic!”
On Saturday, a household pal had informed PTI that the singer was recognized with hernia pre-COVID and wasn’t protecting effectively since then.
“He was diagnosed with a hernia pre-COVID but couldn’t get a hospital bed during lockdown. Then he went into a coma in March, came out but never recovered. He died on Friday in hospital,” the household pal stated.