Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian classical music, his style of composing and gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth (1982), and Saath Saath (1982), and TV serials Mirza Ghalib (1988) and Kahkashan (1991). Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time in terms of critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning five decades and many albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining.
Singh’s 1987 album, Beyond Time, was the first digitally recorded release in India. He was regarded as one of India’s most influential artists. With sitar player Ravi Shankar and other leading figures of Indian classical music and literature, Singh voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India’s traditional art forms, particularly folk artists and musicians. He lent active support to several philanthropic endeavours such as the library at St. Mary’s School, Mumbai, Bombay Hospital, CRY, Save the Children and ALMA.
Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003 and in February 2014, the government released a set of two postal stamps in his honour.
Film Scores
| Year | Film name | Details |
| 1966 | Bahuroopi | “Laagi Ram bhajan ni lagani”[26] |
| 1974 | Avishkaar | “Babul Mora Naihar” |
| 1979 | Griha Pravesh | “Baat Niklegi Toh Phir” |
| 1980 | Ek Baar Kaho | “Raakh Ke Dher Ne”, |
| “Phir Pukara Hai” | ||
| 1981 | Prem Geet | “Hontho se chhoo lo tum” |
| 1982 | Arth | “Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar”, |
| “Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye”, | ||
| “Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat”, | ||
| “Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein Aur Kya Reha Jayega”, | ||
| “Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho” | ||
| Saath Saath | “Pyar Mujh Se Jo Kiya Tumne”, | |
| “Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya”, | ||
| “Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi”, | ||
| “Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi”, | ||
| “Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar”, | ||
| “Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein” | ||
| Situm | ||
| 1983 | Kalka | “Tarana”, |
| “Bidesiya”, | ||
| “Kaise Kaise Rang” | ||
| Tum Laut Aao | “Aaj Tumse Bichhad Raha Hoon Main”, | |
| “Ek Sapnon Ka Ghar”, | ||
| “Kadi Takreta Haal”, | ||
| “Title Music”, | ||
| “Tere Sapne Mere Sapne”, | ||
| “Zakhm Jo Aapki Inayat Hai”, | ||
| “Bichhadi Mori Saheliyan” | ||
| Zulf Ke Saye Saye | “Nashili Raat Mein” | |
| 1984 | Raavan | “Hum to Yun Apni Zindagi Se Mile”, |
| “Main Gar Mein Chunariya” | ||
| Bhavna | “Mere Dil Mein Tu Hi Tu Hai” | |
| 1985 | Phir Aayee Barsat | “Na Mohabbat Na Dosti Ke Liye” |
| 1986 | Aashiana | “Humsafar Ban Ke Hum” |
| Long Da Lishkara | “Ishq Hai Loko”, | |
| “Main Kandyali Thor Ve”, | ||
| “Sare Pindch Puare Paye” | ||
| 1987 | Abhishek | “Deewaron Pe Naqsh Banane Ka Hai Junoon”, |
| “Meri Ajab Hai Zindagi” | ||
| Rahi | “Zindagi Mein Sada Muskurate Raho”, | |
| “Dard Kaisa Bhi Ho” | ||
| Aaj | “Rishta Ye Kaisa Hai”, | |
| “Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti Part 1”, | ||
| “Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti Part 2, | ||
| “Phir Aaj Mujhe”, | ||
| “Zindagi Roz Naye” | ||
| 1988 | Mirza Ghalib | TV serial directed by Gulzar |
| 1989 | Aakhri Kahani | |
| Doosra Kanoon (TV) | “Hum Dosti Ehsaan Wafa Bhool Gaye Hain” | |
| Kaanoon Ki Awaaz | Music Director | |
| Billoo Badshah | “Yeh Jo Ghar Aangan Hai (Sad)” | |
| 1991 | Kahkashan | TV serial directed by Jalal Agha, produced by Ali Sardar Jafri |
| Diva Bale Sari Raat | “Boliyan”, | |
| “Mitti Da Bawa”, | ||
| “Main Teri Aa”, | ||
| “Dama Dam Mast Kalandar”, | ||
| “Diva Bale Sari Raat” | ||
| 1992 | Nargis | “Dono Ke Dil Hai Majboor Pyar Se”, |
| “Main Kasie Kahoon Janeman” | ||
| 1993 | Khalnayak | “O Maa Tujhe Salaam” |
| 1994 | Neem Ka Ped | TV serial (Title song – Munh ki baat sune har koii) |
| Khudai | “Din Aa Gaye Shabab Ke”, | |
| “Ulfat Ka Jab Kisis Ne Liya Naam”, | ||
| “Ye Sheeshe Ye Rishte” | ||
| Mammo | “Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham, Hazaar Baar Chale” | |
| 1994 | Daraar | TV serial (Title song – Rishton Mein Daraar Aayee) |
| 1995 | Hello Zindagi | TV documentary (Title song – “Hai Lau Zindagi”) |
| 1996 | Sailaab | TV serial (Title song – Apni Marzi Se, Rishta Kya Hai Tera Mera, Jeevan Kya Hai Chalta Phirta) |
| Tejasvini | “Raat Ghataye Jaadu Khushboo” | |
| 1998 | Dushman | “Chithi Na Koi Sandesh” |
| 1999 | Bhopal Express | “Is duniya mein rakha kya hai” |
| Sarfarosh | “Hosh Walon Ko” | |
| Heena | TV serial (Title song – Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye) | |
| Pal Chhin | TV serial (Title song – Koi atka hua hai pal shayad) | |
| 2000 | Tarkieb | “Kiska Chehra ab mai dekhun” |
| Shaheed Udham Singh | “Sassi”, | |
| “Gurbaani” | ||
| 2001 | Deham | “Yun To Guzar Raha Hai” |
| Tum Bin | “Koi Fariyaad” | |
| 2002 | Leela | “Dhuan Uttha Hai”, |
| “Jaag Ke Kati”, | ||
| “Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale”, | ||
| “Tere Khayal Ki” | ||
| Vadh | “Bahut Khoobsurat” | |
| 2003 | Dhoop | “Benaam Sa Ye Dard”, |
| “Har Ek Ghar Mein Diya”, | ||
| “Teri Aankhon Se Hi” | ||
| Joggers’ Park | “Badi Nazuk Hai” | |
| Pinjar | “Haath choote” | |
| Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | “Aisi Aankhen Nahin Dekhi” | |
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | “Tum Paas Aa Rahe Ho” |
| STOP | “Dil Tarasta Hai” | |
| 2005 | Aap Ko Dekh Kar Dekhta Reh Gaya | |
| 2006 | Umar | “Khumari Chaddh Ke Utar Gayi” |
| Baabul | “Kehta Hain Baabul” | |
| 2007 | Pyar Kare Dis: Feel the Power of Love | “O Saathi” |
| 2010 | Shahrukh Bola “Khoobsurat Hai Tu” | “Bhool Jaana” |
| 2011 | Gandhi to Hitler | “Har or tabahi ka manzar” |
| Khap | “Tumse Bichhad Kar” | |
| 2013 | Riwayat | “Aansu Kabhi Chhalke Nahi” |
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