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Remembering Jagjit Singh on 77th birth anniversary with 6 of his best Ghazals for Bollywood

Remembering Jagjit Singh on 77th birth anniversary with 6 of his best Ghazals for Bollywood

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Jagjit Singh was popularly referred to as 'Ghazal King'

On late Ghazal singer, Jagjit Singh's 77th birth anniversary we take a look at some of his most popularGhazalssung forBollywood movies:

  • “Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar”

The song is a prominent feature of Mahesh Bhatt’s 1982 movie Arththat revolves around an extra-marital affair starring Shabana Azmi, Smita Patel, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raj Kiran in lead roles.

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  • “Tum Jo Itna Muskra Rahe Ho” from the same movie as above was a hit with the masses.

  • “Tum Ko Dekha Toh Yeh Khayal Aya” fromSaath Saath

Sung by the real-life couple Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh, this song from the movie Saath Saath was picturised onFarooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval.

  • Koi Fariyad

Wooing a relatively modern crowd with Ghazal style of singing, Koi Fariyad is from the romantic movie Tum Bin starring Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sandali Sinha.

  • ​​​​​​"Hotthon Se Chu Lo Tum"

This Ghazal is from the 1981 movie Prem Geet starring Raj Babbar, Anita Raj and Rajani Sharma.

  • "Hoshwalon Ko Khabar"

This Ghazal is a true reminder for those who are blindly in love. The Ghazal was sung especially for the film Sarfarosh starring Sonali Bendre and Aamir Khan.