Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93

Jagjit Kaur died of age-related illness today (August 15). She sang songs in films like Posti and Dil-e-Nadan and got married to Khayyam in 1954.

Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of late music composer Khayyam, passed away on Sunday (August 15) following age-related illness. She was 93. Kaur sang several songs, including the ones composed by Khayyam like Dekh lo aaj humko from Bazaar, the 1982 film featuring Supriya Pathak Kapur and Farooq Shaikh; Pehle to aankh milana from 1961’s Shola Aur Shabnam, starring Dharmendra; and Tum apna ranjo-gham apni pareshani mujhe de do from the 1964 Waheeda Rehman-starrer Shagoon.