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."