"bahut yaad aaoge tum Jagjit Singh". Jagjit Singh passed away at 8 am at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai,

"Chitthi na koi sandes,naa jane koun se  des,jahan tum chale gaye. Duniya jise kahte hain jadu ka khilona hai,mill jaye to mitti hai,kho jaye to sona hai. woh kagaz ki kashti,woh barish ka paani.

 

Renowned ghazal singer, Jagjit Singh, 70, passed away at 8 am at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, where he had been admitted to on September 23 after suffering from a brain hemorrhage. It was a voice that mesmerized a nation with a deep brooding sadness and the lyricism of Urdu. Along with his wife, Chitra Singh, he made a name from himself in the 70s and 80s as a leading ‘non-filmi’ voice in the recording industry. However, Bollywood did import his skills selectively over the years. One that comes to mind is Tum Itna Joh Muskura Rahi Ho from Arth. The image of a recently-divorced Shabana Azmi holding back her tears on returning to a cold apartment, while Raj Kiran strums a guitar and breaks into a song became a theme song of sorts for the bittersweet tribulations of urban life."Hoton se chuu lo tum mera geet amar kar do,ban jao meet mere meri preet amar kar do."this  is PremGeet,Every ghazal is a unforgeteble.

Shikhar Akash