Ghazal emperor Jagjit Singh was spied on in Pakistan, he was banned, know what was the reason

Father wanted Jagjit to become an engineer

Let us tell you that Jagjit Singh was born on 8 February 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. His real name was Jagmohan Singh. Jagjit Singh was very fond of singing since childhood. Realizing his talent, his father got him trained in music. Jagjit Singh was always successful in music but he was never interested in studies. Jagjit Singh’s father wanted him to become an engineer but he was failing again and again. In such a situation, the father had understood that he would not be able to study much. Jagjit Singh got a job in All India Radio during his college days. At the time of his job, Jagjit took music lessons from Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma and Ustad Jamal Khan.

Jagjit Singh was made fun of in college

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai was a friend of Jagjit Singh in college. Once Subhash Ghai had asked Jagjit Singh to sing in a college program. As soon as the announcement was made in the college that Jagjit Singh would recite ghazals, the people sitting in front laughed. As soon as Jagjit Singh reached the stage, some people said that they should not listen to his ghazals. Jagjit came on stage calmly and took a deep breath and started the ghazal. Within a few seconds there was first silence among the audience and then the whole auditorium was echoed with thunderous applause.

Jagjit Singh was spied on in Pakistan

In the year 1979, Jagjit Singh arrived with his wife Chitra for the first time to attend a show in Pakistan. At that time there was a lot of tension between the two countries. As soon as Jagjit reached Pakistan, he could clearly understand from the behavior of the people that he was not being treated properly. While boarding the flight, Jagjit Singh and his wife Chitra noticed a man. Even when both of them came out of the airport, that person was seen behind them.

Detective was a big fan of Jagjit Singh

Jagjit was surprised to see the same person around him again and again. When both reached the hotel, a few hours later their room bell rang. When he opened the door, he saw the same person standing in front of him. Jagjit asks in Punjabi are you spying on us. The agent’s answer was yes. The detective told that his room was being spied on. That spy himself confessed that he is a man of Intelligence Agency. Jagjit was shocked. That detective told that he is a big fan of Jagjit Singh. That detective had brought a gift for Jagjit Singh in his long coat.

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Jagjit’s Ghazals were banned in Pakistan

Jagjit Singh had gone on a musical tour to Pakistan, but suddenly that concert was stopped and he was banned. Despite this, Jagjit Singh had such a huge fan following in Pakistan that he was invited to a press club function. Jagjit Singh reached there and gave a performance in the packed auditorium.