Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam attended the funeral of ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas on February 27 in Mumbai. The singer was seen getting emotional as he paid his last respects to Udhas. Other celebrities like Shaan, Vidya Balan, Zakir Hussain, and Shankar Mahadevan were also present at the funeral. Shankar Mahadevan remembered Udhas as the "most gentle soul" and thanked him for taking ghazals to the masses.