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Chitra singh ghazals4/1/2024 ![]() He made every listener feel that he was only singing for him.”Ĭhitra asserts that Jagjit’s reach was not confined to those who understood the language. Men and women in the audience would weep. “Earlier, the ghazal was referred to something sung for the elderly and those sung by Begum Akhtar, Angoori Bai and others. But generally, his remained background songs.” She underlines Jagjit’s role in popularising the ghazal. We also sang for Saath Saath (1982) where his voice suited the mood of the film. When Mahesh Bhatt used his voice for Raj Kiran in Arth (1983), he was younger and his voice was not so heavy. His voice was so different it never could match any hero. Papa wouldn’t hesitate to say, ‘Mujhe samajh mein nahin aaya, toh logon ko kya aayega (when I can’t understand it, how will the listeners?’),” she says adding, “Haath choote bhi toh rishte nahin choota karte (Pinjar) was their favourite.”Ĭhitra says calling him a ‘ghazal singer’ would be restricting Jagjit’s genius. She asserts he was particular about poetry being intelligible. “Papa was a one man institution he did everything himself, right from selecting the lyrics to composing,” she says. ![]() That’s how I too began calling him Papa.” When Baboo (their late son Vivek) was alive, I’d say, ‘Jaao, Papa ko bulao’. Jagjit and Chitra Singh became largely spiritual in his later years,” she says her referring to Jagjit as Papa coming as a surprise.
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