By Tejinder Singh BediChitra Singh, the reigning queen of rendition of ghazals from India completes 83 years of her life's ...
This is complete bunk. And all those who have heard the captivating content in Sajda which to this day endures as a consummate masterpiece of Ghazal composition, and one of the finest albums in Lataji ...
One of the many myths surrounding Jagjit Singh’s imposing presence in the field of the pop Ghazal is that his wife Chitra Singh didn’t allow him to sing with other female singers. Wrong! In fact, ...
Chitra stopped singing and quit the limelight for a quieter life following the death of their son Vivek in 1990. But in an old interview, she said Jagjit Singh's music never really left her. "I ...
A midst family, fans and friends from the film and music fraternity at the funeral of Jagjit Singh, his wife Chitra seemed to be remembering the man who had once sung with her Tu Nahi To Zindagi Me ...
For the millennials, a Jagjit Singh playlist will begin with “Koi Fariyaad” from Tum Bin. And for a generation before that, it can be “Tum Itna Jo” from Arth. The two movies might be over two decades ...
The ghazal maestro’s widow, herself a renowned ghazal singer in the 1970s and 1980s, had been persuading Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi for many years to award the Bharat Ratna to her husband. “They ...
From tiny living rooms made entirely of floral cotton tapestry to large drawing rooms with striped silk curtains, the voice of Jagjit Singh cut across the middle- and upper-class barrier in India ...
It was September 23, 2011. Jagjit Singh and Ghulam Ali were to perform together at Mumbai’s Shanmukhananda Hall. A few hours before the show, Jagjit suffered a stroke. He eventually passed away on ...
On Jagjit Singh's 83rd birth anniversary, we highlight his popular film songs, including 'Babul Mora' and 'Yeh faasle teri galiyon ke'. His songs continue to resonate with listeners even after his ...