Mahesh Bhatt on Jagjit Singh on 8th death annv: ‘He made my wounds sing’

Mumbai, October 10 

It's been eight years since Ghazal King Jagjit Singh died at the age of 70, and he continues to be missed by music lovers.

On Singh's eighth death anniversary on Thursday, director Mahesh Bhatt penned an emotional post for him, saying late Jagjit Singh "made his wounds sing".

"The songs of 'Arth' still resonate in my heart.  Thank you for touching my life," Bhatt tweeted.

He made my ‘wounds’ sing. The songs of Arth still resonate in my heart. Thank u for touching my life. 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/7h6pYYaXnf

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) October 10, 2019

Born Jagmohan Singh in Rajasthan and belonging to a Punjabi Sikh family, Jagjit left an indelible mark in the world of music with his treasury of ghazals.

All the songs of ‘Arth’ were composed by Singh. Along with his wife Chitra Singh, he crooned the melodious ghazals such as ‘Jhuki jhuki si nazar’ and ‘Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho’.

Apart from ‘Arth’, the husband-wife duo also composed music for other Bollywood films including ‘Saath Saath’, ‘Sajda’ and ‘Prem Geet’.

Singer Anup Jalota, who has collaborated with Singh on a few albums, too remembered him. He tweeted: "We miss you a lot. Though you are not here, your voice still echoes in our ears. Please come back, Harmonium is silent."  

बहुत याद आते हो जगजीत जी !!!
मखमली आवाज के धनी जगजीत सिंहजी अब हमारे बीच नहीं हैं! लेकिन, उनकी आवाज की खनक और दर्द कानों में गूंजता है! उनके जैसा ग़ज़ल गायक कोई दूसरा नहीं हो सकता!
लौट आओ जगजीत, हारमोनियम खामोश है!#JagjitSingh pic.twitter.com/6Ba8mtX2dt

— Anup Jalota (@anupjalota) October 10, 2019

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, also remembered the singer's contribution to ghazals in India and how he "took it to new heights".

Conferred with by the Padma Bhushan in 2003, Singh passed away on October 10, 2011. — IANS