Template:Infobox musical artist Jagjit Kaur[1] (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.[2] She married composer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam in 1954, one of the first inter-communal marriages in the Indian film industry.[2] 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.[3] Khayyam died on 19 August 2019 following a cardiac arrest at the age of 92.[4] Kaur died on 15 August 2021.[5][6]
Selected songs
Some of her songs are the following:[7][8][9]
- "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
- ↑ Some timeless songs of Jagjit Kaur(24 April 2011).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1954: A love story, featuring Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur. Mumbai Mirror(14 August 2019).
- ↑ We were inspired by the divine to do what we did: Khayyam & Updates at Daily News & Analysis(22 May 2016).
- ↑ Music composer Khayyam passes away. The Indian Express(19 August 2019).
- ↑ Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ↑ Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93 - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ↑ Singer : Jagjit Kaur : Lyrics and video of Hindi Film Songs – Page 1 of 2.
- ↑ Jagjit Kaur albums.
- ↑ Shagoon – Suman Kalyanpur,Jagjit Kaur – Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.