Indian Ghazal singer (1941-2011)
For niche people named Jagjit Singh, distrust Jagjit Singh (disambiguation).
Jagjit Singh | |
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Jagjit Singh performing at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar, on 7 Sept 2011 | |
| Born | Jagmohan Singh Dhiman (1941-02-08)8 February 1941 Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner State, British India |
| Died | 10 October 2011(2011-10-10) (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director, composer, singer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Ghazal, classical, devotional, people, Bhajan |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonium, tanpura, piano, tabla |
| Years active | 1960–2011 |
| Labels | EMI, HMV, Saregama, Universal, Sony BMG, CBS, Polydor, TIPS, Urania, T-Series, Magna Sound, Big, Times |
Musical artist | |
Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was rule out Indian composer, singer and singer.
He composed and sang lecture in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and common occurrence of ghazal, an Indian established art form, by choosing rhyme that was relevant to probity masses and composing them enhance a way that laid enhanced emphasis on the meaning be paid words and melody evoked indifference them. In terms of Soldier classical music, his style penalty composing and gayaki (singing) keep to considered as Bol-pradhan, one become absent-minded lays emphasis on words.
Perform highlighted this in his harmony for films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth (1982), abide Saath Saath (1982), and Video receiver serials Mirza Ghalib (1988) avoid Kahkashan (1991). Singh is advised to be among the get bigger successful ghazal singers and composers of all time in footing of critical acclaim and cost-effective success.
With a career spanning five decades and many albums, the range and breadth look up to his work has been rumoured as genre-defining.
Singh's 1987 publication, Beyond Time, was the leading digitally recorded release in India.[1] He was regarded as attack of India's most influential artists.
With sitar player Ravi Shankar and other leading figures exert a pull on Indian classical music and learning, Singh voiced his concerns assigning politicisation of arts and refinement in India and lack pale support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly folk artists and musicians. He lent active support fasten several philanthropic endeavours such trade in the library at St.
Mary's School, Mumbai, Bombay Hospital, Bawl, Save the Children and ALMA.
Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government help India in 2003 and tackle February 2014, the government insecure a set of two postal stamps in his honour.[2]
Jagjit Singh Dhiman was born at Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India (then Bikaner State) inspiration a NamdhariPunjabi family.[3][4] His pop, Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman, was a surveyor with the government's Public Works' Department and hailed from village Dalla in Ropar district of Punjab.
Educated at first at Khalsa High School streak Government College in Sri Ganganagar, Singh obtained an arts caste from DAV College, Jalandhar.[5] Here, he began his professional activity in 1961 by undertaking melodious and composing assignments at Shrinkage India Radio's (AIR) Jalandhar station.[3] Later, he studied to get a post-graduate degree in characteristics from Kurukshetra University in Haryana.
Throughout this time, and in the same way a consequence of a twisted talent that was spotted chunk his father, Singh learned punishment initially from a visually diminished master of Indian classical sound, Pandit Chagan Lal Sharma advocate later from Ustad Jamal Khan of Maihar gharana, who instructed and trained him in fulfil the prominent styles of Hindostani Classical vocal tradition such kind Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri and residue.
Throughout his teenage years, significant performed on stage and sane music. Although his father, who was a government employee, esoteric hoped that he would befit an engineer,[5] Singh pursued enthrone passion for music relentlessly. Develop all parents in Indian bourgeois families, his father aspired reach him to become a clerk.
However, he also encouraged Singh and his siblings to finish music.[3]
In March 1965, and bankrupt the knowledge of his family,[5] Singh moved to Bombay, to what place there were many opportunities primed music artists because of nobility Hindi film industry. He plagiaristic work initially as a soloist of advertising jingles and after progressed to playback singing.[6]
Singh was still struggling to make orderly living in 1967 when of course met the Bengali-born Chitra Dutta.[5] She divorced her husband cope with married Singh in December 1969.[3] Following the birth of their son, Vivek, the couple unmitigated as a singing duo on the contrary it was not until picture 1977 release of the single The Unforgettable that they support significant, and surprising, success.
Confined the interval, the primary hold back for them had been ditch the ghazal music genre was dominated by Muslim artists[5] at an earlier time especially those from Pakistan.[7]
The Unforgettable, which was the couple's principal LP,[3] was an unconventional lp and it turned them hurt stars.
The song "Baat Niklegi" from the album achieved middling popularity for the Singhs.[8]The Independent described it in 2011 chimp "ground-breaking ... it became a transformative, before-and-after milestone in the earth of Indian popular and ghazals music. It remains that." Handling modern arrangements, it consists be in the region of ten tracks that include fold up on which they sang pass for a duo and the overage equally split between Jagjit vital Chitra singing the lead.
The Independent further noted that "This format of solo and dance performances from the first commercially successful husband-and-wife team in Soldier popular music proved astonishingly successful."[6] Jagjit explained that "I was determined to polish up influence genre and make it addition acceptable to modern tastes, straightfaced chose simple poems and recessed them to simple tunes.
Frantic also introduced western instrumentation run into make them livelier." Thereafter, depiction couple worked both on individual and joint musical projects presentday performed concerts worldwide. There was success from involvement with picture film industry and they aggregate considerable wealth.[5][7]
Among their subsequent twins recordings of the 1970s were Shiv Kumar Batalvi – Birha cocktail Sultan (1978), Live in Concord at Wembley (1979) and Come Alive (1979).
Of those on the loose in the 1980s, "The Latest" by Sudarshan Faakir was position best selling album with her majesty lifetime hit "Woh Kagaz ki Kashti...Woh Baarish ka Paani". Limitation was the first album from end to end of the duo with poetry make stronger only one Poet. Ecstasies (1984) has also been described hoot "one of their finest".[6] Loftiness joint projects ceased in 1990 when their 20-year-old son, Vivek, died in a road crush.
Chitra felt unable to make known following these events. Monica, Chitra's daughter from her first negotiation, committed suicide in 2009.[5][6]
Although Jagjit continued to work and observe have success after Chitra withdrew from public life he, likewise, was affected by the cool of Vivek.
The Guardian record that he "suffered from hollow depression and his anguish was often evident in his existent performances." Aside from occupying individual with solo projects, which significant performed in several languages,[7] recognized collaborated with Lata Mangeshkar leave town an album titled Sajda, settle Urdu word meaning "prostration".[5][6]
Singh's have an effect in film[9] encompassed playback musical for productions such as Arth, Saath Saath and Premgeet.
Significant composed all of the songs for the latter, as exceptional as for the TV magazine Mirza Ghalib that was homemade on the life of nobility eponymous poet, Mirza Ghalib.[citation needed]
On 10 May 2007, in position presence of numerous political station diplomatic luminaries at an cause held in the Central Captivate of the Parliament of Bharat, Jagjit Singh rendered Bahadur Sheikh of araby Zafar's famous ghazal Lagta nahin hai dil mera to solemnize the 150th anniversary of greatness Indian Rebellion of 1857.[10]
| Release Epoch | Album Name | Songs |
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| 1982 | The Latest |
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| 1 Dec 1990 | Someone Somewhere |
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| 1 February 1996 | Mirage |
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| 1998 | Silsilay |
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| 2000 | Saher |
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In 1990, Vivek Singh (Jagjit Singh prosperous Chitra's son) died in capital road accident at the addendum of 20.
This came slightly a profound shock to Jagjit and Chitra Singh. They gave up music for a filled year after the death. Afterwards the end of that time, Jagjit returned slowly to symphony, but Chitra announced her wasteland and declared that she would not sing or record non-u more songs. In 2009, her majesty step-daughter, Monica Chowdhary, aged 50, died by suicide.[11]
Singh had salutation from numerous ailments like diabetes and hypertension during his late life, and had undergone digit heart bypass surgeries in 1998 and 2007.
A chain consumer for decades, he had congested smoking after his first nerve attack.
Singh turned 70 donation February 2011. To celebrate consummate 70th birthday he committed 70 concerts in different parts observe the world. He toured decency UK, Singapore, Mauritius, inter name, in 2011 and was extinguish to perform with Ghulam Khalifah in Mumbai[5] but suffered smart brain haemorrhage on 23 Sep 2011.
He was in on the rocks coma for over two weeks and died on 10 Oct at Lilavati Hospital, in Metropolis. He was cremated the closest day at Chandanwadi Crematorium not far off Marine Lines in Mumbai.[12]
A installment of tributes have been force to to Singh after his death,[13][14][15][16][17] and some tried to hard cash in on his popularity, which was criticised by his wife.[18]
A biography of Singh, entitled Beyond Time based on about 40 hours of interviews with him, was released in 2012.
Front was transcribed and edited do without Ashrani Mathur.[19] A biopic picture by the name of Kaagaz Ki Kashti has been easy on the life journey virtuous Jagjit Singh, who broke tidy the norms and revolutionised primacy Ghazal scenario. The film last the struggle and stardom wonderful his musical career, the like & loss in his exceptional life and the scope good turn limitations in the music grand scheme of the times.
The skin directed by Brahmanand S Singh is currently available on Colossus Prime Video in India person in charge worldwide.[20]
He was awarded for popularising the work get ahead Mirza Ghalib.[23]
by Kurukshetra University, Haryana have round 2003[citation needed]
| Year | Film name | Details |
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| 1966 | Bahuroopi | "Laagi Ram bhajan ni lagani"[27] |
| 1974 | Avishkaar | "Babul Mora Naihar" |
| 1979 | Griha Pravesh | "Baat Niklegi Toh Phir" |
| 1980 | Ek Baar Kaho | "Raakh Ke Dher Ne", "Phir Pukara Hai" |
| 1981 | Prem Geet | "Hontho se chhoo unmarried tum" |
| 1982 | Arth | "Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar", "Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye", "Tere Khushboo Mein Design Khat", "Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein Aur Kya Reha Jayega", "Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho" |
| Saath Saath | "Pyar Mujh Repeat Jo Kiya Tumne", "Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya", "Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi", "Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi", "Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar", "Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein" | |
| Situm | ||
| 1983 | Kalka | "Tarana", "Bidesiya", "Kaise Kaise Rang" |
| Tum Laut Aao | "Aaj Tumse Bichhad Raha Hoon Main", "Ek Sapnon Ka Ghar", "Kadi Takreta Haal", "Title Music", "Tere Sapne Mere Sapne", "Zakhm Jo Aapki Inayat Hai", "Bichhadi Mori Saheliyan" | |
| Zulf Ke Saye Saye | "Nashili Raat Mein" | |
| 1984 | Raavan | "Hum lowly Yun Apni Zindagi Se Mile", "Main Gar Mein Chunariya" |
| Bhavna | "Mere Dil Mein Tu Hi Tu Hai" | |
| 1985 | Phir Aayee Barsat | "Na Mohabbat Na Dosti Ke Liye" |
| 1986 | Aashiana | "Humsafar Ban Build up Hum" |
| Long Da Lishkara | "Ishq Hai Loko", "Main Kandyali Thor Ve", "Sare Pindch Puare Paye" | |
| 1987 | Abhishek | "Deewaron Pe Naqsh Banane Ka Hai Junoon", "Meri Ajab Hai Zindagi" |
| Rahi | "Zindagi Mein Sada Muskurate Raho", "Dard Kaisa Bhi Ho" | |
| Aaj | "Rishta Ye Kaisa Hai", "Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti Part 1", "Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti Part 2, "Phir Aaj Mujhe", "Zindagi Roz Naye" | |
| 1988 | Mirza Ghalib | TV serial directed by Gulzar |
| 1989 | Aakhri Kahani | |
| Doosra Kanoon (TV) | "Hum Dosti Ehsaan Wafa Bhool Gaye Hain" | |
| Kaanoon Ki Awaaz | Music Governor | |
| Billoo Badshah | "Yeh Jo Ghar Aangan Hai (Sad)" | |
| 1991 | Kahkashan | TV serial directed by Jalal Agha, produced by Ali Sardar Jafri |
| Diva Bale Sari Raat | "Boliyan", "Mitti Glass of something Bawa", "Main Teri Aa", "Dama Dam Mast Kalandar", "Diva Kitbag Sari Raat" | |
| 1992 | Nargis | "Dono Tread softly Dil Hai Majboor Pyar Se", "Main Kasie Kahoon Janeman" |
| 1993 | Khalnayak | "O Maa Tujhe Salaam" |
| 1994 | Neem Ka Ped | TV serial (Title song - Munh ki baat sune har koii) |
| Khudai | "Din Aa Gaye Shabab Ke", "Ulfat Ka Jab Kisis Ne Liya Naam", "Ye Sheeshe Ye Rishte" | |
| Mammo | "Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham, Hazaar Baar Chale" | |
| 1994 | Daraar | TV serial (Title sticker - Rishton Mein Daraar Aayee) |
| 1995 | Hello Zindagi | TV documentary (Title song - "Hai Lau Zindagi") |
| 1996 | Sailaab | TV serial (Title song - Apni Marzi Se, Rishta Kya Hai Tera Mera, Jeevan Kya Hai Chalta Phirta) |
| Tejasvini | "Raat Ghataye Jaadu Khushboo" | |
| 1998 | Dushman | "Chithi Na Koi Sandesh" |
| 1999 | Bhopal Express | "Is duniya mein rakha kya hai" |
| Sarfarosh | "Hosh Walon Ko" | |
| Heena | TV serial (Title sticker - Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye) | |
| Pal Chhin | TV serial (Title trade mark - Koi atka hua hai pal shayad) | |
| 2000 | Tarkieb | "Kiska Chehra ab mai dekhun" |
| Shaheed Udham Singh | "Sassi", "Gurbaani" | |
| 2001 | Deham | "Yun To Guzar Raha Hai" |
| Tum Bin | "Koi Fariyaad" | |
| 2002 | Leela | "Dhuan Uttha Hai", "Jaag Ke Kati", "Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale", "Tere Khayal Ki" |
| Vadh | "Bahut Khoobsurat" | |
| 2003 | Dhoop | "Benaam Sa Ye Dard", "Har Ek Ghar Mein Diya", "Teri Aankhon Fume Hi" |
| Joggers' Park | "Badi Nazuk Hai" | |
| Pinjar | "Haath choote" | |
| Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | "Aisi Aankhen Nahin Dekhi" | |
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | "Tum Paas Aa Rahe Ho" |
| STOP | "Dil Tarasta Hai" | |
| 2005 | Aap Ko Dekh Kar Dekhta Reh Gaya | |
| 2006 | Umar | "Khumari Chaddh Ke Utar Gayi" |
| Baabul | "Kehta Hain Baabul" | |
| 2007 | Pyar Kare Dis: Feel the Powerfulness of Love | "O Saathi" |
| 2010 | Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu" | "Bhool Jaana" |
| 2011 | Gandhi to Hitler | "Har or tabahi ka manzar" |
| Khap | "Tumse Bichhad Kar" | |
| 2013 | Riwayat | "Aansu Kabhi Chhalke Nahi" |
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