Jagjit Kaur
Jagjit Kaur | |||||||
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 Kaur at an event in 2016 | |||||||
| Born | 1930 (age 94)[1] | ||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||
| Occupation | Singer | ||||||
| Years active | 1950–1990 | ||||||
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Jagjit Kaur[2](born 1930) is an Indian Hindi/Urdu singer and the widow of the music director, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. She sang fewer songs for films than her contemporaries like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, yet all of her songs have been described as memorable masterpieces.
Personal life
Kaur belonged to an aristocratic family from Punjab.[3] She married composer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam in 1954, one of the first inter-communal marriages in the Indian film industry.[3] They had a son, Pradeep, who died of a heart attack in 2012. Inspired by their son's helping nature, they started a trust, "Khayyam Jagjit Kaur KPG Charitable Trust" to help artistes and technicians in need.[4] Khayyam died on 19 August 2019 at 9:30 pm (IST) following a cardiac arrest at the age of 92.[5]
Memorable songs
Some of her memorable songs are the following:[6][7][8][9][10]
- "Dekho dekho ji gori sasural chali" from Shagoon (1964), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanvi, music Khayyam
- "Tum apna ranj–o-gham apni pareshani mujhe de do" from Shagoon
- "Khamosh zindagi ko afsaanaa mil gayaa" from Dil-e-Nadan (1953), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni, music Ghulam Mohammad
- "Chale aao saiyan rangeele main vaari re" (with Pamela Chopra) from Bazaar (1982), lyrics Jagjit Kaur, music Khayyam
- "Dekh lo aaaj humko jee bhar ke" from Bazaar
- "Kaahe ko byahi bides" from Umrao Jaan (1981), music Khayyam
- "Saada chidiya da chamba ve" by Jagjit Kaur and Pamela Chopra from Kabhi Kabhi (1976), music Khayyam
- "Chanda gaaye raagini" from Dil-e-Nadan
- "Pehle to ankh milana" (with Mohammed Rafi) from Shola Aur Shabnam (1961), lyrics Kaifi Azmi, music Khayyam
- "Ladi re ladi tujhse aankh jo ladi" from Shola aur Shabnam (1961)), lyrics Kaifi Azmi, music Khayyam
- "Nain milake pyar jata ke aag laga dee" (with Mohammed Rafi) from Mera Bhai Mera Dushman (1967), music Khayyam
Jagjit Kaur also composed Punjabi Movie music-(Satguru Teri Oat) 1974 Star cast like Dara Singh,Som Dutt
References
- ^ "Legendary Music Composer Khayyam speaks about his illustrious career in last interview". 21 August 2019. Event occurs at 22:52. Retrieved 24 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Some timeless songs of Jagjit Kaur". songsofyore.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b "1954: A love story, featuring Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur". Mumbai Mirror. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "We were inspired by the divine to do what we did: Khayyam & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". DNA India. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Music composer Khayyam passes away". The Indian Express. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Singer : Jagjit Kaur : Lyrics and video of Hindi Film Songs – Page 1 of 2". hindigeetmala.net. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Jagjit Kaur albums". raag.fm. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Amazon.in: Jagjit Kaur: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Shagoon – Suman Kalyanpur,Jagjit Kaur – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Listen to Jagjit Kaur songs online , Jagjit Kaur songs MP3 download". saregama.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
External links
- Jagjit Kaur at IMDb
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