Published 14:25 IST, February 9th 2021
Ayushmann Khurrana, Lata Mangeshkar remember Jagjit Singh on birth anniversary
Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh might not be present today, but his iconic songs and impressive legacy will always thrive with his iconic songs.
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Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh might t be present today, but his iconic songs and impressive legacy will always thrive with his iconic songs. On his 80th birth anniversary on February 8, actor Ayushmann Khurrana took to Instagram and shared a post while remembering Jagjit Singh. actor shared one of his favourite songs of singer while recalling his melodious voice. Apart from Ayushmann, ar music stalwart Lata Mangeshkar also recalled working with singer by sharing a song sung by m toger.
Ayushmann, Lata remember Jagjit Singh
Ayushmann shared Jagjit’s mochrome picture from his younger days where he can be seen playing harmonium. Apart from picture, song Tum Itna Jo was playing in background. actor paid tribute to legendary singer and wrote, “Birth anniversary of Jagjit Singh saab.” Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar also remembered iconic singer on his birth anniversary. Lata Mangeshkar took to Twitter and shared a song Har Taraf Har Jagah that was crooned by Jagjit and Lata toger while recalling work done by ‘King of Ghazals.” She captioned song and wrote, “Namaskar. Aaj King of Ghazals Jagjit Singh ji ki jayanti hai. Main unki ya ko vinamra abhivan karti hun.”
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Born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Jagjit Singh was an acclaimed Ghazal singer t just in India but globally. Popular for his melodious and soothing voice, Jagjit has crooned many widespre tracks reminiscent of Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho, Hotho Se Chhu Lo Tum, Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya among ors.
singer suffered a brain hemorrh on September 23, 2011, and passed away on October 10 that same year, after staying in a coma for over two weeks. Despite his absence, singer is remembered for golden line he has left behind with his music and ghazals. Apart from a mining house of ghazals that brought a revolution in modern Indian music scene, legendary singer left behind some of memorable hits in Bollywood as well that are still remembered by his fans all across.
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14:27 IST, February 9th 2021