Veteran music composer Anandji's daughter Rita Valambia dies

Veteran music composer Anandji's daughter Rita Valambia breathed her last on Friday (October 8) after reportedly suffering a heart attack. She was 62. 

New Delhi: Veteran music composer Anandji's daughter Rita Valambia breathed her last on Friday (October 8) after reportedly suffering a heart attack. She was 62. 

Anandji Vir Shah also has a son. His brother and music partner Kalyanji died in August 2020.

Anandji Virji Shah was born to a Kutchi businessman in 1933. His family migrated from Kutch to Bombay to start a provision store. His younger brother and sister-in-law are the husband and wife duo Babla & Kanchan. The two brothers began to learn music from a music teacher. One of their four grandparents was a folk musician of some eminence.