Film: Shagoon 1964 Music: Khayyam Vocals: Jagit Kaur Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi I would describe Jagjit Kaur more appropriately as a ‘niche’ singer, whose few songs have made her immortal. Another niche singer I could think of falling in her bracket would be Mubarak Begum. Among niche singers of the 1950s and 60s (other names that come to mind are Krishna Kalle, Meenu Murushottam, Meena Kapoor and Usha Mangeshkar), I put Jagjit Kaur at the top. Born in an affluent Punjabi Zamindaar family she must have had a number of wealthy suitors, but she chose a struggling musician Khayyam to marry. When you hear the songs the two created together – most of her songs are composed by Khayyam – you feel the pairing must have been made in the heaven. Almost all the songs of this film were classics. This peppy wedding song by the bride Waheeda Rahman’s gang of girls to the beat of dholak, while she is being adorned, is pure, unvarnished folk beauty. Jagjit Kaur and Khayyam bring to you the sweeter side of Punjab. Enjoy the melody...
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:18:32 +0000
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