Updated On: 12 January, 2026 12:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Music composer Anu Malik recently mourned the death of Indian Idol 3 winner and Paatal Lok actor Prashant Tamang. Anu remembered him as being a workaholic and superb human being

Anu Malik and Prashant Tamang
Singer and actor Prashant Tamang's death has sent the entire country in shock. The singer and actor died on January 11 in New Delhi, at the age of 43. Prashant became a household name after winning Indian Idol 3. Following his death, several people are offering condolences, remembering the singer and actor. Indian Idol 3 judge Anu Malik has also expressed his grief and mourned the loss of Prashant.
During an interview with Hindustan Times, Anu Malik recalled the time he realised about Prashant's death. He shared, "I was in a recording and this news has spaced me out completely. I had seen his struggle, seen him grow, take my criticism and praise. He would take my feedback, makes changes in the mukhda, antra and ask me how is it sounding? I had never seen such madness in anybody, I would tell him to take it easy but that guy was a workaholic and superb human being."