Anniversary of the birth of Jagjit Singh: his choice of words reflected his inner being, says Gulzar



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On the occasion of Jagjit Singh's birthday, writer and lyricist Gulzar reflects on the choice of Maestro Ghazal's words, saying that they reflect his personality.

"He would always cast a spell, it was his specialty, he reflected who His choice of words and ghazals reflected his inner being, and then he expressed the words in the simplest way," Gulzar said. in a statement.

Jagjit Singh, who died in 2011, would have been 78 years old today.
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Gulzar, Chitra Singh, the wife of Jagjit Singh, and other members of the film and music fraternity, such as Zakir Hussain, Mahesh Bhatt, Subhash Ghai, Salim Arif and Ameesha Patel, will give him back tribute at an event in Mumbai.
Mobius Film will also screen Kaagaz Ki Kashti – Jagjit Singh Come Alive a documentary based on his life at the gala here.

A special experience of the immersive Jagjit Singh Museum, film screenings, concert experience also be announced. He will travel to seven cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Mumbai.

Brahmanand S Siingh, who directed the documentary, said the celebrations will revive some of Jagjit Singh's iconic concerts in a particular way, about many little-known facets of his life, including and plunging deep into the uniqueness of his music, by attending a personal and invisible collection of videos, images, songs and anecdotes as well as stories about the course of instruments and his musicians.

Jagjit Singh had a cerebral hemorrhage in September 2011. He remained in a coma for more than two weeks and died on October 10 in Mumbai. Recognized for the revival and popularity of the ghazal, he received the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

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