Jagjit Singh,who wanted to leave singing for eternity,was broken as he lost his son in road accident
Today is the birthday of Jagjit Singh. Let us know on this occasion some important things related to his personal life.Whenever there is mention of ghazal singing in India, Jagjit Singh's name will be named after great respect. If he was in this world today, he would have been celebrating his 77th birthday. The best singer, Jagjit Singh, who was called 'Ghazal King', was very fond of music. He had found a different world in music itself. Although his personal life was full of ups and downs.Jagjit Singh was born in Bikaner (Rajasthan). At first he was named Jagjivan Singh and later he got it Jagjit Singh. His father wanted Jagjit to become an engineer but he was always interested in music. After the study, Jagjit Singh started work as a singer and music director in All India Radio Jalandhar.
In 1965, Jagjit Singh went to mumbai without informing his family and started his struggle in the world of music. In Mumbai, Jagjit Singh met Chitra Dutta, a Bengali woman. Both fell in love and then in the year 1969 both of them got married. They also had a son name vivek.
Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh used to concur together. By the year 1980, Jagjit Singh had become a ghazal king. Along with the private album, Jagjit also sang many ghazals in films including 'Prem Geet', 'Earth', 'Jism', 'You Bin', 'Jogger's Park'.
Jagjit Singh's son Vivek died in a road accident at the age of 18. Because of this, Jagjit and his wife started living very unhappy. Jagjit wanted to get away from the world of music but he did not do it. While his wife left the singing unhappy with the son's death, Jagjit Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 by the Government of India.
In 2011, Jagjit Singh was to perform with Ghulam Ali in the UK but due to cerebral hemorrhage he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on September 23, 2011. His condition deteriorated and he went to coma. Jagjit Singh died on October 10, 2011
Jagjit Singh's son Vivek died in a road accident at the age of 18. Because of this, Jagjit and his wife started living very unhappy. Jagjit wanted to get away from the world of music but he did not do it. While his wife left the singing unhappy with the son's death, Jagjit Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 by the Government of India.
In 2011, Jagjit Singh was to perform with Ghulam Ali in the UK but due to cerebral hemorrhage he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on September 23, 2011. His condition deteriorated and he went to coma. Jagjit Singh died on October 10, 2011