Silenced Forever: Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Posted on 30 July 2008 by Kaynath Parvez
Shocking reports have emerged of budding singer Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, winner of Star Voice of India 2007, drowning in a swimming pool yesterday evening 29th July, around 5pm. The charmingly-polite singer was on a promotional tour with fellow singers in the Maldives when the tragedy struck. Renowned playback singer Shaan, who was also present at the Male’s Chaya Dhonveli resort at the time, said that his cries for help were mistaken to be a prank by his fellows, and by the time they realised and rushed him to hospital, it was too late.
Ishmeet’s body was flown to Delhi today, with the Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal promising to make arrangements to airlift the singer’s body to his home town of Ludhiana. His family are said to be inconsolable.
He was due to perform for the Star Voice of Maldives event on 1st August 2008, and had travelled to the Maldives with an events management group. Upon his return to India, Ishmeet was scheduled to sing for the Nana Patekar flick Horn Ok! Please, under the direction of Star Voice of India judge Lalit Pandit, of Jatin-Lalit fame. The song was to be picturised on supermodel-turned-actor Muzammil Ibrahim.
Shy Ishmeet, who was one of two finalists in the musical contest, beat close friend and rival Harshit Saxena to the crown title in November 2007. Barely 20-years-old, the humble teenager had succeeded in winning the hearts of the Indian and International public with his humility and hard work. After winning the contest, he had promised to fulfil his mother’s dream of achieving a degree in Architecture, since he had just fulfilled his father’s aspirations.
Many of us will remember Ishmeet Singh Sodhi for his superior voice and his sensitive nature; after sharing his ups and downs for months every weekend, his death seems a loss very close to home. And although his voice may not make it to the big screen as he had hoped, he will no-doubt forever be remembered for everything that he stood for.
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July 31st, 2008 at 12:32 am
May he Rest in Peace.
July 31st, 2008 at 8:21 am
Thats So Sad He Was So Young May His Soul Rest In Peace
July 31st, 2008 at 10:09 am
I am shocked .how this thing hapenned ?
police should investigate it. and give the answer 2 public.i really donot belive that ishmeet is no more with us. may god rest his soul in peace.
July 31st, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Who is this guy anyway? The winner of the Indian version of Pop/American Idol? Why are general folks so distraught? I take it he emant a lot to certain people? if so, why?
July 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
He meant, if not a lot, then ’something’ to many, because people followed his story through television for months. Which is why, as Kaynath says, his death seems a loss ‘close to home’. I have to agree with her, my family were pretty distraught too.
The news was just too random.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:35 pm
R.I.P
August 1st, 2008 at 6:14 am
Really shocked to hear this. I just cannot believe even now. How it all happened seems to be story even now.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 am
i’m an maldivian and im a big fan of ishmeet singh. the time i heared ishmeet is no more with us and even now i cant believe it. i want send all my sympathies to ishmeets family specialy his parents
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
i am shocked. i dont think he just died becoz of drowning in water. someone was jealous of him ‘iam sure. he or she was nlot abe to see the sunccess of ishmeet. so hec might have done something. is hmeet’s parents should take this under consideration and find th e killer of ishmeet singh
November 30th, 2009 at 6:08 am
jarnail rai
i am shocket.i dint think he just died becoz of drowing in water.someone was not of him i am sure he or she was not happy i ishmeet parents should take this undef considerration and find the killer of ishmeet singh allso i need to call me if someone has ishmeet parents contect phone # my # (604)724-7363 pls leave name and #