While fighting for royalty over Jagjit Singh memorial concerts, wife Chitra to attend tribute show on his death anniversary
Jagjit Singh during a music event in December 2010, just 10 months before his demise
It all started with recreating Jagjit Singh's iconic number, 'Koi Fariyaad', from 'Tum Bin' (2001) for the trailer of the film's sequel. Following a rousing response on YouTube (10 million views in five days), director Anubhav Sinha and producer Bhushan Kumar have planned a tribute concert on the ghazal king's fifth death anniversary on October 10.
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What's more, it will see the participation of his wife, Chitra Singh, who has been locked in a legal battle with event organisers and performers for using the musical maestro's songs and pictures without coughing up royalty. On September 14, mid-day (PM edition) had reported about how she has been running between courts to reclaim her legendary husband's properties.
Chitra Singh a grab of mid day's report on Sept 14
When we reached out to Chitra, she told us the tribute concert is being organised by the Jagjit Singh Foundation. Titled 'Tum Bin Misses Jagjit Singh', the by-invite-only event at Rang Sharda, Bandra, will bring music industry stalwarts under the same roof.
Sources share the line-up includes Talat Aziz, Mika, Ankit Tiwari, Arijit Singh and Rekha Bhardwaj. "In fact, Rekha will perform a duet with her filmmaker-lyricist husband Vishal Bhardwaj for the first time. Celebs from the fields of film, sports and business will also be invited and it will be streamed live for fans. Since Koi Fariyaad featured in each of Jagjitji's concerts, the tribute event will have the soulful track being presented in various renditions," says an insider.
Bhushan Kumar
The original ghazal, penned by Faaiz Anwar, was composed by Nikhil Vinay. The recreated version used Jagjit Singh's voice recorded in 2000. Producer Bhushan says, "This is the first time I have seen audiences waking up to music in such a big way. It generally takes a week to ascertain fan reaction to a film's music, but in this case, it has been phenomenal in every sense. Koi Fariyaad, a ghazal, has challenged the perception of the youth's music consumption. That's what prompted us to organise a concert to pay homage to the legend."
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