Mahesh Bhatt remembers Jagjit Singh on 8th death anniversary

On Ghazal king Jagjit Singh's 8th death anniversary, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt remembered him sharing an emotional post on Twitter.

Mumbai: It's been eight years since Ghazal King Jagjit Singh died at the age of 70, and he continues to be missed by music lovers.

On Singh's eighth death anniversary on Thursday, director Mahesh Bhatt penned an emotional post for him, saying late Jagjit Singh "made his wounds sing".

"He made my ‘wounds’ sing. The songs of Arth still resonate in my heart. Thank u for touching my life," Bhatt tweeted.

Born Jagmohan Singh in Rajasthan and belonging to a Punjabi Sikh family, Jagjit left an indelible mark in the world of music with his treasury of ghazals.

All the songs of Arth were composed by Singh. Along with his wife Chitra Singh, he crooned the melodious ghazals such as Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar and Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho.

Apart from Arth, the husband-wife duo also composed music for other Bollywood films including Saath Saath, Sajda and Prem Geet.

Singer Anup Jalota, who has collaborated with Singh on a few albums, too remembered him.

He tweeted, "We miss you a lot. Though you are not here, your voice still echoes in our ears. Please come back, Harmonium is silent."

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, reminisced the singer's contribution to ghazals in India and how he "took it to new heights".

Conferred with by the Padma Bhushan in 2003, Singh passed away on October 10, 2011.

On the work front, Bhatt is set to mark his directorial comeback with Sadak 2, a sequel to his1991 hit Sadak. The 90s' film featured Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles.

Sadak 2 stars Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt. The flilm is set to release on July 10, 2020.