Mumbai: In a shocking development, music Maestro Rashid Khan passed away on Wednesday. He was battling with cancer on a ventilator and oxygen support for a few days.

Rashid Khan is the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan and his mentor and maternal uncle was Ustad Bissar Hussain Khan who passed away in 1993. Rashid Khan had a cerebral attack last month.

He belongs to Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana and received multiple awards including the prestigious citizenship award ' Padmashri and Padmabhushan'.

Reacting to the news West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee expressed, ' This is a great loss for the entire country and music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can't believe that he is no more.'

Rashid Khan gave his first concert at the age of 11. He also experimented with music concerts in different styles. He passed away at the age of 55.