Jagjit Kaur
Jagjit Kaur sang a small number of songs, almost all for her husband Khayyam, and a few of them are among the most affecting in Hindi film: Tum Apna Ranj-o-Gham in Shagoon (1964), Kaahe Ko Byaahi Bides in Umrao Jaan (1981), Dekh Lo Aaj Humko Jee Bhar Ke in Bazaar (1982). She never sought a career and never needed one.
On Gayaks TV click any song to play it here
Landmark songs
Life
She was born into a Punjabi landowning family and trained in music before marrying Khayyam in the mid-1950s, a marriage opposed by her family. She sang for him in Shagoon, Shola Aur Shabnam, Umrao Jaan and Bazaar, and in a few other films, and otherwise stayed out of the industry; she and Khayyam set up a trust for musicians in their son's memory. She died in Mumbai on 15 August 2021, two years after her husband.
The voice
Jagjit Kaur's voice was plain, warm and entirely without artifice, with a Punjabi folk directness that Khayyam used for the wedding song and the lament.
Composers
- Khayyam
Sang with
- Pamela Chopra
- Mohammed Rafi
More film songs 2 songs, by year
1960s
1980s
Every song here plays from the record label's or broadcaster's own YouTube channel. If an owner withdraws a video, the player shows a notice; nothing is stored on this site.