Reportedly, Mishra who hails from Gazipur(Uttar Pradesh) passed away around 7 AM at his Mumbai residence. His last rites will be performed at Mira road crematorium.
Dhananjay Mishra is best remembered for his chartbusters song in collaboration with singer-actor turned politician Manoj Tiwari. He composed the popular track 'Rinkiya Ke Papa' with Tiwari in 2012. Mishra had also composed music for several hit Bhojpuri songs with 'Lagavelu Jab Lipistik' fame singer-actor Pawan Singh.
Soon after the sad news of Dhananjay's sudden demise surfaced, fans mourned his death on social media.
Dhananjay had composed the music for hit Bhojpuri movies like ‘Love Marriage’, ‘Jai Veeru’, ‘Dabang Sarkar’, ‘Sangharsh’, ‘Naagraj’, ‘Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki’, ‘Nirahua Satal Rahe’, ‘BhoomiPutra’, ‘Daroga Ji Chori Ho Gail’, ‘Shrimaan Driver Babu’ and many others. He had composed music for several Bollywood films too.
May his soul rest in peace!