/> Lata Mangeshkar: "My brother Hridaynath and I got him to Mumbai from Baroda where he used to live. Ustad Sultan Ali Khan played the Sarangi for many of Hridaynath's compositions, including some that I sang.

Most notable among these was Mirza Ghalib. Hridaynath composed Ghalib, I sang and Sultan Saab played the Sarangi. It was a memorable musical event for all of us. He also used to sing, and very well too..

Hridaynath and Sultan Saab were very close because they are both pupils of the same Guru, Ustad Amir Khan. They referred to one another as Guru-bandhu.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: "My sons and I were supposed to perform with Ustad Sultan Khan in January. But I guess God had other plans. His contribution to making the Sarangi sound more appealing to listeners was immense.

What he did to the tonal quality of the Sarangi cannot be replicated in the near future. I had many occasions to perform and to interact on a personal level with him. He was a great artiste and a truly noble soul.

He was always encouraging in his attitude towards my sons. I suppose the concert that Ustad Sultan Khan and I were were supposed to perform together in January would now become a homage to this great artiste. "

Shankar Mahadevan: "The sound of the Sarangi has ben muted. His name was the identity of the Sarangi. An artiste extremely traditional in playing but extremely modern in approach. We love you, Khan Saab. "

Vishal Bharadwaj: "I am in Goa and I am in shock. Ustad Sultan Khan was my Guru. My formal gaathbandh Guru. He actually tied that string on my wrist passing on his legacy to me. Ilaiyaraaja was also Ustad Saab's gaathbandh pupil. He taught me so much about classical music.

I'd sit with him for hours, just listening...What I am as a composer and musician was handed down to me by Ustad. He played the Sarangi in my compositions. Did you hear how the instrument sounded in my song Pani pani re in Maachis?Whenever I've used the Sarangi in my compositions it had Ustad Sultan Khan playing it.

Ustad Saab was also a very accomplished singer. He sang a beautiful evocative song for me in Maqbool. I was in touch with him till the last. He was very ill and in a lot of pain. In his last days he couldn't even get up from bed. "

Adnan Sami: "I am shocked. He was one of the finest humanbeings I've had the privilege of performing with. He was a man whose simple stroke from the Sarangi could transport us to another world.

The tone that he brought to the Sarangi was unsurpassable. And he had a great sense of humour. He always nursed a smile and a laugh. He was drenched in ‘sur' and spread harmony wherever he went.

He was an encyclopaedia of musical knowledge and always wanted to experiment with tradition. He was not just young at heart but ever-ready to relate to contemporary sounds. I owe him infinite thanks for being my teacher. God speed, Khan Sahib. "

Wajid (of Sajid-Wajid ): "Ustad Sultan Khan was our neighbour! My brother Sajid and I grew up listening to his Sarangi. We imbibed so much of his heritage. I think he played a very important in shaping our musical destiny.

Our father Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan and Ustad Sultan Khan were musical partners. They together composed some songs for films including one that Asha Bhosleji sang. I don't know what happened to those songs that our father and Ustad Sultan Khan composed. But Sultan Saab was a great talent. He always encouraged us. Do you know he is also a singer?

He wanted to sing for us! We had to gently remind him that his wonderful voice didn't suit today's heroes. But we were in touch with him till the end. His son Sabir will continue the Ustad's legacy. A sad year for music. We lost Bhupen Hazarika Saab and Jagjit Singh Saab.

Now Ustad is gone...But it's wrong to say that the Sarangi is becoming an extinct sound. His son is there. And it all depends on the composers. We used the Shehnai in Humka peeni hai for Dabangg. And Ustad Sultan Khan asked us how we managed to use that instrument in such a way. So you see the legacy of such a master cannot die. "

Salim Merchant: "I feel heartbroken having lost my Guru and my Ustad. "

Irshad Kaamil (lyricist Rockstar, Love Aaj Kal): "Ustad Sultan Khan Sahib's dedication and passion for the Sarangi unfolded many hidden mysteries of the instrument and gave new dimensions to the tradition of Sarangi-vaadan.

He will alwyas be an integral part of Hindi film music. I had the good fortune of working with him in my first Hindi album Ustad & The Divas.

After that I worked with him in Jab We Met and Mausam. His demise is a personal loss as in his presence, I always felt blessed to learn something original. "

Amole Gupte: "I was fortunate to get to interview him for Cinematographers Combine in 2000. What a soul! The voice and strings of the last Titan. "

Sandeep Chowta: "The death of the greatest exponent of the Sarangi is the biggest loss for the instrument and then for the world. I don't know of any musician in the world who could play such a difficult instrument like he did. What a musician!"

Vishal Dadlani: "Khan Sahib was a true musician, and a true master. Simple humble unassuming, but with a unique and magical sense of melody. A huge loss to music. "

Prasoon Joshi: "I had written a song for Tsunami relief with him and Zakir Hussain. Ustad Sultan Khan was a beautiful humanbeing. He brought the Sarangi into popular consciousness. He also had a unique singing style. A great loss. "

Irrfan Khan: "Now only God will have the pleasure to hear him sing live. May his soul rest in peace. "

Ram Sampat: "Ustad Sultan Khan exulted in the confluence of Hindustani classical and folk music. He was a soul musician who transcended genres. "

Lalit Pandit: "One of the last veterans of a dying instrument is no more. He was an all-rounded musician. He sang in a robust voice and played the Sarangi with the soul. The Sarangi is a very difficult instrument to learn, the back of your fingers are numbed by the constant friction. Here's saluting the legend. "