How is chitra singh

But their names for each other were as unique as they come. Jagjit Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to arts in He passed away in after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines. Vinod Khanna: The actor who gave Amitabh Bachchan a run for his money. She said Modi always admired Jagjit and called her after his death to console her. She even said giving a performance in Sankatmochan Sangeet festival was a matter of great luck to those who got a chance to offer prayers to Lord Sankatmochan Hanuman and perform in the festival.

Share Via. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Chitra Singh had married very early and this child bride was a mother before she stopped being a child herself. She married Mr. Datta and on a transferable job landed in Bombay. Datta ran a sound recording studio from his home where they stayed, he recorded jingles there then and shortly Chitra Datta became the undisputed jingle queen of the town.

Among other people she met Jagjit Singh around this time and did some odd jingle together. A few crumbs did come their way but that was not what they were destined to do. Both decided to focus on the ghazal and expanding the market.

They had now arrived! It is you his audience who can put a stamp of approval or otherwise on these. All of them are established musicians in their own right, Jaswinder Singh Bunty is keeping the Ghazal flag flying based in the U. Their concerts have taken places in every corner of the subcontinent setting high standards in quality and presentation.

In the year tragedy strike the duo as their only son Vivek expired in a road accident. The duo were jolted like never before. Jagjit Singh took time off, and buried his sorrows in music. In the annals of Indian music the husband-wife duo will be eulogised for retrieving the ghazal from the durbars of the nawabs and bringing it in our homes. They spoke of the rites of passage — of love and longing, dreams and dejection, hope and spirituality.

Jagjit handpicked verses of Urdu stalwarts like Mirza Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir, Daagh Dehlvi right upto Nida Fazli, gave them a raga-based richness along with modern instrumentalisation and set human angst to tune. He not only simplified the ghazal but also made it hummable.