Jagjit Kaur Explained

Jagjit Kaur
Birth Date:	May 1930^[1]
Birth Place:	British Raj
Origin:	Punjab, India
Genre:	Folk, ghazals, playback
Occupation:	Singer
Instrument:	Vocals
Years Active:	1950–1990

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legendary Music Composer Khayyam speaks about his illustrious career in last interview. YouTube. 21 August 2019 . 22:52. 24 August 2019.
2. Web site: Some timeless songs of Jagjit Kaur. songsofyore.com. 24 April 2011. 28 October 2016.
3. News: 1954: A love story, featuring Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur . 20 August 2019 . Mumbai Mirror . 14 August 2019 .
4. Web site: We were inspired by the divine to do what we did: Khayyam & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 22 May 2016. DNA India. 20 August 2019.
5. Web site: Music composer Khayyam passes away . The Indian Express . 19 August 2019 . 20 August 2019.
6. Web site: Service. Tribune News. Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93. 2021-08-15. Tribuneindia News Service. en.
7. News: Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93 - Times of India. 2021-08-15. The Times of India. 15 August 2021 . en.
8. Web site: Singer : Jagjit Kaur : Lyrics and video of Hindi Film Songs – Page 1 of 2. hindigeetmala.net. 28 October 2016.
9. Web site: Jagjit Kaur albums . raag.fm. 28 October 2016.
10. Web site: Shagoon – Suman Kalyanpur, Jagjit Kaur – Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 28 October 2016.