Indian Punjabi singer, actor Rajvir jawanda dies at 35
Indian Punjabi singer and actor Rajvir Jawanda passed away at the age of 35 after a motorcycle accident in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.
Rajvir spent 11 days on life support after the incident occurred on September 27, when, reportedly his motorcycle spun out of control after encountering a stray cattle herd.
The accident occurred near Baddi, a small industrial town in the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh, around 60 kilometres north of Chandigarh.
Jawanda suffered severe head and spinal injuries and was transferred from a local hospital to one in northwestern Punjab’s Mohali city in, what the doctor’s say, an “extremely critical” condition.
Despite being given intensive care, Jawanda did not recover.
He was best known for his songs such as Sardaari, Kangani, and Do Ni Sajna, which combined traditional Punjabi folk elements with modern arrangements.
He had also appeared on screen in Subedar Joginder Singh (2018), where he played Sepoy Bahadur Singh, and later in Jind Jaan (2019), his first leading role.
News of Jawanda’s death on Wednesday prompted an outpouring of grief from Punjabi musicians and film artists. Actor Neeru Bajwa wrote on Instagram that it was “very painful to lose such a happy and kind person,” while comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi said simply: “Death has won, youth has lost. How will we forget you, little brother?”