Jagjit Kaur
Kaur in 2016
Kaur in 2016
Background information
BornMay 1930[1]
British Raj
OriginPunjab, India
Died15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 91)
GenresFolk, ghazals, playback
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1950–1990

Jagjit Kaur[2] (May 1930 – 15 August 2021) was an Indian Hindi/Urdu singer and was married to the music director, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam.

Personal life and death

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 following a cardiac arrest at the age of 92.[5] Kaur died on 15 August 2021 at the age of 91.[6][7]

Selected songs

Some of her songs are the following:[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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Some timeless songs of Jagjit Kaur". songsofyore.com. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "1954: A love story, featuring Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur". Mumbai Mirror. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Music composer Khayyam passes away". The Indian Express. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Singer : Jagjit Kaur : Lyrics and video of Hindi Film Songs – Page 1 of 2". hindigeetmala.net. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jagjit Kaur albums". raag.fm. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Shagoon – Suman Kalyanpur, Jagjit Kaur – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2016.


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