Jagjit Singh (singer)
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Jagjit Singh; born Jagmohan Singh; (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was a prominent Indian Ghazal
singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur. Known as "The Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian Ghazal
singer Chitra Singh
in 1970's and 80's as the first successful husband-wife duo act in the history of recorded Indian music. Together, they are considered to be the pioneers of modern Ghazal
singing and regarded as most successful recording artistes outside the realm of Indian film music. Their combination album on HMV
comprising music from films, Arth
(Meaning, 1982) and Saath Saath (Together, Along, 1982), is India's largest selling combination album of all time. Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus
double album with Lata Mangeshkar
holds the same record in non-film category. He had sung in Punjabi
, Hindi
, Urdu
, Bengali
, Gujarati
, Sindhi
and Nepali
languages. He was awarded India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan
, in 2003 for his contribution to the fields of music and culture.
Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth
and Saath Saath (1982), and TV serials Mirza Ghalib
(1988) and Kahkashan
(1991). Jagjit Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time in terms of both critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning over five decades and a repertoire comprising over 80 albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining. He is the only composer and singer to have composed and recorded songs written by Prime Minister
- Atal Behari Vajpayee - also a critically acclaimed poet - in two albums, Nayi Disha (1999) and Samvedna (2002).
Jagjit Singh was the first Indian composer, and together with his wife Chitra Singh the first recording artist in the history of Indian music to use digital multi-track recording for their (India's first digitally recorded) album, Beyond Time (1987). He was regarded as one of India's most influential artistes. Together with sitar legend Ravi Shankar
and other leading figures of Indian classical music
and literature
, Singh voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly folk
artists and musicians. He also lent active support to several philanthropic endeavors such as the library at St. Mary's School, Mumbai, Bombay Hospital
, CRY
, Save the Children
and ALMA.
to Amar Singh Dhiman, a government employee, a native of Dalla village in Punjab
and his mother, Bachan Kaur from Ottallan village, Samrala
in a house that was known as Pat Ram Ki Chhikari (cluster of six houses). He had four sisters and two brothers and he was known as Jeet by his family. He was raised as a Sikh
by religion.
He went to Khalsa High School in Sri Ganganagar and then studied science after matriculation
at Government College Sri Ganganagar and went onto graduate in Arts at DAV College, Jalandhar
. He is a post-graduate in history from Kurukshetra University
in Haryana.
Jagjit was initially named Jagmohan Singh. He went to meet his sister at Sahwa in Churu district where a saint of the Namdhari sect, on hearing him sing hymns, suggested to his brother-in-law Ratan Singh that he be renamed as Jagjit Singh as he had the ability to win over the world with his golden voice.
His association with music goes back to his childhood. He learnt music under Pandit Chagganlal Sharma, for two years in Ganganagar, and later devoted six years to learning Khayal, Thumri
and Dhrupad
forms of Indian Classical Music
from Ustad Jamaal Khan of the Sainia Gharana
school, belonging to the descendents of Tansen
, the great 16th century musician from the court of the Moghul Emperor, Akbar.
The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University and Kurukshetra University
, Late Professor Suraj Bhan encouraged his interest in music. He arrived in Mumbai
in 1961 in search of better opportunities for being a musician and singer. His early struggle in the music industry, though not too harsh by his own account, still had its share of trials and tribulations. He lived as a paying guest and his earlier assignments were singing advertisement jingles. Singh was first offered to sing in a Gujarati film, Dharati Na Chhoru produced by Suresh Amin.
, Malika Pukhraj
, Begum Akhtar
, Talat Mahmood
and Mehdi Hassan
. However, Singh was able to make his mark and carve out a niche for himself. In 1976, his album The Unforgetables (On HMV LP Records) hit music stores. Essentially a ghazal album, its emphasis on melody and Jagjit's fresh voice was a departure from the prevalent style of ghazal rendition, which was heavily based on classical and semi-classical Indian music. Skeptics had their own reservations; purists scorned it, but it was widely successful among listeners and the album set new sales records.
Jagjit Singh's later albums, including Hope, In Search, Insight, Mirage, Visions, Kahkashan (meaning "Galaxy"), Love Is Blind, Chirag (meaning "Lamp"/"Flame") also achieved success. Sajda (an Urdu
word meaning "prostration") had ghazals sung by Jagjit and Lata Mangeshkar
. His ghazals use poetry by renowned poets including Mirza Ghalib
, Firaq Gorakhpuri
, Qateel Shifai
, Shahid Kabir, Ameer Meenai, Kafeel Aazer, Sudarshan Faakir
and Nida Fazli
, and contemporary writers like Zaka Siddiqi
, Nazir Bakri, Faiz Ratlami and Rajesh Reddy.
Singh also sang (as playback singer) for various songs in Bollywood
films including Arth
, Saath Saath, and Premgeet (all from 1980s). All the songs of film Premgeet were composed by Jagjit. His compositions for the TV serial Mirza Ghalib (based on the life of the poet Mirza Ghalib
), remain extremely popular among ghazal aficionados.
Compared to his earlier ghazals (sung during 70s and 80s) his later ghazals have acquired a more soulful and poignant demeanour, as in albums such as Marasim, Face To Face, Aaeena, Cry For Cry. His ghazals have been used in more recent Bollywood films like Dushman, Sarfarosh
, Tum Bin
and Tarkieb.
Besides ghazals, Jagjit Singh has also sung bhajans and Gurbani (Hindu and Sikh devotional hymns respectively). Albums such as Maa, Hare Krishna, Hey Ram...Hey Ram, Ichhabal and also Man Jeetai Jagjeet in Punjabi
, put him in the league of Bhajan singers such as Mukesh, Hari Om Sharan
, Yesudas, Anup Jalota
and Purushottam Das Jalota.
Jagjit Singh's contribution in promulgating punjabi language and its poetry through singing its traditional folks, such as tappe and countryside songs, was extremely important and these songs were made extremely popular in both East and West Punjab. His songs such as "Sare Pindch Puawde Pae", "Dhai Din Na Jawani", "Chadia Di Joon Buri" are listened by both the Punjabi and non-Punjabi speaking audience. His another contribution is in bringing the poetry of Shiv Kumar Batalvi
to masses through his album Birha Da Sultan. "Mae Ni Mae Main Ik Shikra Yaar Banaia", "Rog Ban Ke Reh Giya Hai Piyar Tere Shehar Da", "Yaariyan Raab Karke Mainu Paen Birhan De Pide Ve", "Eh Mera Geet Kisi Ni Gana" are few of the popular songs from his album.
On 10 May 2007, in a joint session held in the historic Central Hall of India's Parliament (Sansad Bhawan), Jagjit Singh rendered the last Moghul Emperor
, Bahadur Shah Zafar's
famous ghazal "Lagta nahin hai dil mera" to commemorate the 150th anniversary of India's First War of Independence
(1857). President
A P J Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
, Vice-President
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
, Lok Sabha
Speaker
Somnath Chatterjee
, Congress President
Sonia Gandhi
and dignitaries including former Prime Ministers, Members of Parliament, Foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners were in attendance.
, also a singer. At the time, Chitra was married and had a daughter. The marriage ended in divorce, although Chitra's husband remained a family friend, and Jagit and Chitra married in December 1969. They epitomize the first successful husband-wife singing team. Successful releases of the duo include Ecstasies, A Sound Affair and Passions. While these albums were breezy, Beyond Time released in the opening years of 1990s was an experimentation with sounds.
On 28 July 1990 their only son, Vivek (19), died in a road accident. Due to damaged street-light Vivek accidentally drove into the stationery truck and was killed. The couple's subsequent album Someone Somewhere was the last album with ghazals sung by both. After that Chitra Singh quit singing..
Before this illness, his last concerts were held on 16 September 2011 at Nehru Science Centre
in Mumbai, on 17th at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi
, on 18 September at Noor Mahal, Karnal(organised by HIFA) and on 20 September at The Indian Public School in Dehradun
.
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur. Known as "The Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
singer Chitra Singh
Chitra Singh
Chitra Singh is a renowned Indian Urdu/Hindi Ghazal singer. She was married to Jagjit Singh, who was a prominent Ghazal singer. Jagjit Singh died on October 10 2011. They formed a highly popular duet team and are considered pioneers of modern Ghazal singing. -Early life:Chitra Dutta was born in a...
in 1970's and 80's as the first successful husband-wife duo act in the history of recorded Indian music. Together, they are considered to be the pioneers of modern Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
singing and regarded as most successful recording artistes outside the realm of Indian film music. Their combination album on HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
comprising music from films, Arth
Arth (film)
Arth is a 1982 film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi. It features a memorable soundtrack by Ghazal duo, Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh....
(Meaning, 1982) and Saath Saath (Together, Along, 1982), is India's largest selling combination album of all time. Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus
Magnum opus
Magnum opus , from the Latin meaning "great work", refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of a writer, artist, or composer.-Related terms:Sometimes the term magnum opus is used to refer to simply "a great work" rather than "the...
double album with Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
holds the same record in non-film category. He had sung in Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
, Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
and Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
languages. He was awarded India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
, in 2003 for his contribution to the fields of music and culture.
Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth
Arth (film)
Arth is a 1982 film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi. It features a memorable soundtrack by Ghazal duo, Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh....
and Saath Saath (1982), and TV serials Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
(1988) and Kahkashan
Kahkashan
Kahkashan is an Indian television series about six great masters of modern Urdu poetry: Hasrat Mohani, Jigar Moradabadi, Josh Malihabadi, Majaz Lucknawi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Makhdoom Mohiuddin. The serial was produced, researched and scripted by Ali Sardar Jafri and directed by Jalal Agha and...
(1991). Jagjit Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time in terms of both critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning over five decades and a repertoire comprising over 80 albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining. He is the only composer and singer to have composed and recorded songs written by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
- Atal Behari Vajpayee - also a critically acclaimed poet - in two albums, Nayi Disha (1999) and Samvedna (2002).
Jagjit Singh was the first Indian composer, and together with his wife Chitra Singh the first recording artist in the history of Indian music to use digital multi-track recording for their (India's first digitally recorded) album, Beyond Time (1987). He was regarded as one of India's most influential artistes. Together with sitar legend Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
and other leading figures of Indian classical music
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
and literature
Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages....
, Singh voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly folk
Indian folk music
Indian folk music is diverse because of India's vast cultural diversity. It has many forms including bhangra, lavani, dandiya and Rajasthani. The arrival of movies and pop music weakened folk music's popularity, but cheaply recordable music has made it easier to find and helped revive the traditions...
artists and musicians. He also lent active support to several philanthropic endeavors such as the library at St. Mary's School, Mumbai, Bombay Hospital
Bombay Hospital
Bombay Hospital is a private hospital in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1950 by R. D. Birla. It has 830 beds, 110 of which are in the critical care and recovery area. It has 22 operating theatres, 3200 full time employees, 240 eminent consultants and 200 resident doctors...
, CRY
Child Rights and You
Child Rights and You commonly abbreviated as CRY is a non-profit organization in India that aims to restore children's rights in India. The organisation was established in 1979. The organization partners with grass-roots Non governmental organisations to uplift thousands of Indian children denied...
, Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
and ALMA.
Early life and career
Jagjit Singh was born in Sri Ganganagar, RajasthanRajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
to Amar Singh Dhiman, a government employee, a native of Dalla village in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
and his mother, Bachan Kaur from Ottallan village, Samrala
Samrala
Samrala is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is about 35 km east of the district headquarters Ludhiana, on the highway to Chandigarh. Samrala is a Class III Municipality.-Geography:...
in a house that was known as Pat Ram Ki Chhikari (cluster of six houses). He had four sisters and two brothers and he was known as Jeet by his family. He was raised as a Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
by religion.
He went to Khalsa High School in Sri Ganganagar and then studied science after matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
at Government College Sri Ganganagar and went onto graduate in Arts at DAV College, Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
. He is a post-graduate in history from Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India, situated 160 km from Delhi, and member of Association of Commonwealth Universities The Kurukshetra University was the dream of the then Punjab Governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a great Sanskrit...
in Haryana.
Jagjit was initially named Jagmohan Singh. He went to meet his sister at Sahwa in Churu district where a saint of the Namdhari sect, on hearing him sing hymns, suggested to his brother-in-law Ratan Singh that he be renamed as Jagjit Singh as he had the ability to win over the world with his golden voice.
His association with music goes back to his childhood. He learnt music under Pandit Chagganlal Sharma, for two years in Ganganagar, and later devoted six years to learning Khayal, Thumri
Thumri
Thumri is a common genre of semi-classical Indian music.The text is romantic or devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Krishna. The lyrics are usually in Uttar Pradesh dialects of Hindi called Poorbi and Brij Bhasha...
and Dhrupad
Dhrupad
Dhrupad is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition. Its name is derived from the words "dhruva" and "pada"...
forms of Indian Classical Music
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
from Ustad Jamaal Khan of the Sainia Gharana
Gharana
In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style. A gharana also indicates a comprehensive musicological ideology. This ideology sometimes changes substantially from one...
school, belonging to the descendents of Tansen
Tansen
Mia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
, the great 16th century musician from the court of the Moghul Emperor, Akbar.
The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University and Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India, situated 160 km from Delhi, and member of Association of Commonwealth Universities The Kurukshetra University was the dream of the then Punjab Governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a great Sanskrit...
, Late Professor Suraj Bhan encouraged his interest in music. He arrived in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
in 1961 in search of better opportunities for being a musician and singer. His early struggle in the music industry, though not too harsh by his own account, still had its share of trials and tribulations. He lived as a paying guest and his earlier assignments were singing advertisement jingles. Singh was first offered to sing in a Gujarati film, Dharati Na Chhoru produced by Suresh Amin.
Fame
During 1970s, the art of ghazal singing was dominated by well-established names like Noor JehanNoor Jehan
Noorjehan or Noorjehan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades...
, Malika Pukhraj
Malika Pukhraj
Malika Pukhraj was a highly popular singer of Pakistan. She was generally called as "Malika" meaning "The Queen." She is extremely popular for her rendition of Hafeez Jalandhri's song, Abhi to main jawan hoon , which is enjoyed by millions not only in Pakistan, but also in India...
, Begum Akhtar
Begum Akhtar
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi or Begum Akhtar was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra and Thumri.She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by Govt. of India...
, Talat Mahmood
Talat Mahmood
Talat Mahmood was a popular Indian playback singer and film actor. A recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1992, he was famous for singing ghazals. For this quality he was known as the King of ghazals....
and Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan is a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the 'King of ghazal' . He has ruled the Pakistan film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi...
. However, Singh was able to make his mark and carve out a niche for himself. In 1976, his album The Unforgetables (On HMV LP Records) hit music stores. Essentially a ghazal album, its emphasis on melody and Jagjit's fresh voice was a departure from the prevalent style of ghazal rendition, which was heavily based on classical and semi-classical Indian music. Skeptics had their own reservations; purists scorned it, but it was widely successful among listeners and the album set new sales records.
Jagjit Singh's later albums, including Hope, In Search, Insight, Mirage, Visions, Kahkashan (meaning "Galaxy"), Love Is Blind, Chirag (meaning "Lamp"/"Flame") also achieved success. Sajda (an Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
word meaning "prostration") had ghazals sung by Jagjit and Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
. His ghazals use poetry by renowned poets including Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
, Firaq Gorakhpuri
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay , better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri , was a writer, critic, and one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India...
, Qateel Shifai
Qateel Shifai
Aurangzeb Khan or Qateel Shifai was a Pakistani Urdu poet.-Early life:Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur, Hazara Division, British India .-Career:...
, Shahid Kabir, Ameer Meenai, Kafeel Aazer, Sudarshan Faakir
Sudarshan Faakir
Sudarshan Faakir was an Indian poet and lyricist whose ghazals and some nazms were sung by Begum Akhtar and Jagjit Singh....
and Nida Fazli
Nida Fazli
Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli popularly known as Nida Fazli is an Indian Urdu poet.-Early life:Nida Fazli was born in Delhi, India and attended school in Gwalior. His father was an Urdu poet...
, and contemporary writers like Zaka Siddiqi
Zaka Siddiqi
Zaka Siddiqi was an Urdu poet and a critic of Urdu and Persian poetry. His published works include Aamadnaama, Aaj Ki Shab Phir Sannaata, and Makaateebe Habeeb....
, Nazir Bakri, Faiz Ratlami and Rajesh Reddy.
Singh also sang (as playback singer) for various songs in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films including Arth
Arth (film)
Arth is a 1982 film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi. It features a memorable soundtrack by Ghazal duo, Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh....
, Saath Saath, and Premgeet (all from 1980s). All the songs of film Premgeet were composed by Jagjit. His compositions for the TV serial Mirza Ghalib (based on the life of the poet Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
), remain extremely popular among ghazal aficionados.
Compared to his earlier ghazals (sung during 70s and 80s) his later ghazals have acquired a more soulful and poignant demeanour, as in albums such as Marasim, Face To Face, Aaeena, Cry For Cry. His ghazals have been used in more recent Bollywood films like Dushman, Sarfarosh
Sarfarosh
Sarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992...
, Tum Bin
Tum Bin
Tum Bin - Love Will Find the Way is a 2001 Hindi movie directed by Anubhav Sinha. It starred Sandali Sinha, Himanshu Malik, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rakesh Bapat in the leading roles.-Plot summary:...
and Tarkieb.
Besides ghazals, Jagjit Singh has also sung bhajans and Gurbani (Hindu and Sikh devotional hymns respectively). Albums such as Maa, Hare Krishna, Hey Ram...Hey Ram, Ichhabal and also Man Jeetai Jagjeet in Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, put him in the league of Bhajan singers such as Mukesh, Hari Om Sharan
Hari Om Sharan
Hari Om Sharan was a legendary Indian singer and lyricist. He devoted most of his career in singing devotional songs in praise of Bhagwan Ram and Hanuman. He achieved popularity as a Bhajan singer in the 70s with his albums like Premanjali Pushpanjai, and Data Ek Ram...
, Yesudas, Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota is an Indian singer/musician, best known for his performances in the Indian musical form, the bhajan and the Urdu form of poetry: ghazal.He is popularly known as the Bhajan Samraat .-Early life:...
and Purushottam Das Jalota.
Jagjit Singh's contribution in promulgating punjabi language and its poetry through singing its traditional folks, such as tappe and countryside songs, was extremely important and these songs were made extremely popular in both East and West Punjab. His songs such as "Sare Pindch Puawde Pae", "Dhai Din Na Jawani", "Chadia Di Joon Buri" are listened by both the Punjabi and non-Punjabi speaking audience. His another contribution is in bringing the poetry of Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Shiv Kumar 'Batalvi was a noted Punjabi language poet, who was most known for his romantic poetry, noted for its heightened passion, pathos, separation and lover's agony...
to masses through his album Birha Da Sultan. "Mae Ni Mae Main Ik Shikra Yaar Banaia", "Rog Ban Ke Reh Giya Hai Piyar Tere Shehar Da", "Yaariyan Raab Karke Mainu Paen Birhan De Pide Ve", "Eh Mera Geet Kisi Ni Gana" are few of the popular songs from his album.
On 10 May 2007, in a joint session held in the historic Central Hall of India's Parliament (Sansad Bhawan), Jagjit Singh rendered the last Moghul Emperor
Mughal Empire
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, Bahadur Shah Zafar's
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famous ghazal "Lagta nahin hai dil mera" to commemorate the 150th anniversary of India's First War of Independence
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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(1857). President
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A P J Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister
Prime Minister of India
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Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
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, Vice-President
Vice-President of India
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
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, Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
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Speaker
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Somnath Chatterjee
Somnath Chatterjee
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, Congress President
Congress President
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Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
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and dignitaries including former Prime Ministers, Members of Parliament, Foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners were in attendance.
Personal life
In 1967, Jagjit met ChitraChitra Singh
Chitra Singh is a renowned Indian Urdu/Hindi Ghazal singer. She was married to Jagjit Singh, who was a prominent Ghazal singer. Jagjit Singh died on October 10 2011. They formed a highly popular duet team and are considered pioneers of modern Ghazal singing. -Early life:Chitra Dutta was born in a...
, also a singer. At the time, Chitra was married and had a daughter. The marriage ended in divorce, although Chitra's husband remained a family friend, and Jagit and Chitra married in December 1969. They epitomize the first successful husband-wife singing team. Successful releases of the duo include Ecstasies, A Sound Affair and Passions. While these albums were breezy, Beyond Time released in the opening years of 1990s was an experimentation with sounds.
On 28 July 1990 their only son, Vivek (19), died in a road accident. Due to damaged street-light Vivek accidentally drove into the stationery truck and was killed. The couple's subsequent album Someone Somewhere was the last album with ghazals sung by both. After that Chitra Singh quit singing..
Illness and death
Jagjit Singh died on 10 October 2011.Before this illness, his last concerts were held on 16 September 2011 at Nehru Science Centre
Nehru Science Centre
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai is India's largest interactive science center, located in Worli. The centre is named after India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The centre started with the 'Light and Sight' exhibition in 1977 and then a Science Park was built in 1979...
in Mumbai, on 17th at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, on 18 September at Noor Mahal, Karnal(organised by HIFA) and on 20 September at The Indian Public School in Dehradun
Dehradun
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.
Awards
- In 2003, Singh was awarded the Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
, India's third highest civilian award, by the Government of India - In 1998, Jagjit Singh was awarded Sahitya Academy AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
, a literary honor in India. He was awarded this literary honor for popularizing the work of Mirza Ghalib. - Sangeet Natak Academy Award
- Sahitya Kala Academy Award by Rajasthan Government in 1998
- Ghalib Academy by Delhi Government in 2005
- Dayavati Modi Award
- Lata Mangeshkar Samman in 1998 by Madhya Pradesh Government
- D. Litt. by Kurukshetra University, Haryana in 2003
- Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006
Film scores
| Film name | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bahuroopi | 1966 | |
| Avishkaar Avishkaar Avishkaar is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.The movie was critically acclaimed with critics giving it five out of five stars in the Bollywood guide Collections and was a box office hit.-Synopsis:Amar and Mansi are in... |
1974 | "Babul Mora Naihar" |
| Griha Pravesh Griha Pravesh Griha Pravesh is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Sarika. The film was the last of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav , Avishkaar .-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar... |
1979 | |
| Ek Baar Kaho Ek Baar Kaho (1980 film) Ek Baar Kaho is a 1980 Hindi language film produced for Rajshri Productions by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. This romance and family drama stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi as lead pair and support cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip... |
1980 | "Raakh Ke Dher Ne", "Phir Pukara Hai" |
| Prem Geet | 1981 | "Hontho se chhoo lo tum" |
| Arth Arth (film) Arth is a 1982 film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi. It features a memorable soundtrack by Ghazal duo, Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh.... |
1982 | "Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar", "Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye", "Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat", "Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein Aur Kya Reha Jayega", "Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho" |
| Saath Saath Saath Saath Saath Saath is 1982 Hindi language Movie directed by Raman Kumar and starring Rakesh Bedi, Farooq Shaikh, Neena Gupta, Deepti Naval.-Cast:* Rakesh Bedi - Rakesh* Farooq Shaikh - Avinash Verma* Neena Gupta - Neena* Sudha Chopra - Professor... |
1982 | "Pyar Mujh Se Jo Kiya Tumne", "Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya", "Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi", "Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi", "Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar", "Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein" |
| Sitam | 1982 | |
| Kalka | 1983 | |
| Tum Laut Aao | 1983 | |
| Zulf Ke Saye Saye | 1983 | "Nashili Raat Mein" |
| Ravan | 1984 | "Hum to Yun Apni Zindagi Se Mile", "Main Gar Mein Chunariya" |
| Bhavna | 1984 | "Mere Dil Mein Tu Hi Tu Hai" |
| Phir Aayee Barsat | 1985 | "Na Mohabbat Na Dosti Ke Liye" |
| Aashiana | 1986 | "Humsafar Ban Ke Hum" |
| Long Da Lishkara | 1986 | "Ishq Hai Loko", "Main Kandyali Thor Ve", "Sare Pindch Puare Paye" |
| Rahi | 1987 | |
| Mirza Ghalib | 1988 | TV serial directed by Gulzar |
| Aakhri Kahani | 1989 | |
| Doosra Kanoon | 1989 | TV |
| Kaanoon Ki Awaaz | 1989 | |
| Billoo Badshah | 1989 | |
| Nargis | 1992 | "Dono Ke Dil Hai Majboor Pyar Se", "Main Kasie Kahoon Janeman" |
| Khalnayak Khalnayak Khal Nayak is a 1993 Hindi film produced, written and directed by Subhash Ghai. The story centres around the escape and attempted capture of a terrorist criminal, Ballu, by Inspector Ram and his girlfriend Ganga. Box office India declared the film a "super hit" at the box office... |
1993 | "O Maa Tujhe Salaam" |
| Neem Ka Ped | 1994 | TV serial ("Muunh ki baat sune har koii (Title Song)") |
| Khudai | 1994 | "Din Aa Gaye Shabab Ke", "Ulfat Ka Jab Kisis Ne Liya Naam", "Ye Sheeshe Ye Rishte" |
| Mammo Mammo Mammo is a film by Shyam Benegal released in 1994. The film stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri and Rajit Kapur.The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1995. Farida Jalal won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, while Surekha Sikri won the National Film Award... |
1994 | "Hazaar baar ruke ham, hazaar baar chale" |
| Hello Zindagi | 1995 | TV documentary ("Hai Lau Zindagi (Title Song)") |
| Dushman | 1998 | "Chhitti Na Koi Sandesh" |
| Bhopal Express | 1999 | "Is duniya mein rakha kya hai" |
| Sarfarosh Sarfarosh Sarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992... |
1999 | "Hosh Walon Ko" |
| Heena | 1999 | TV serial |
| Tarkieb | 2000 | "Kiska Chehra ab mai dekhun" |
| Shaheed Udham Singh | 2000 | |
| Deham | 2001 | "Yun To Guzar Raha Hai" |
| Tum Bin Tum Bin Tum Bin - Love Will Find the Way is a 2001 Hindi movie directed by Anubhav Sinha. It starred Sandali Sinha, Himanshu Malik, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rakesh Bapat in the leading roles.-Plot summary:... |
2001 | "Koi Fariyaad" |
| Leela Leela (film) Leela is a 2002 drama film directed by Somnath Sen. The movie stars Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval. The film's story is loosely based on Summer of '42,. The film premiered at Reel World Film Festivalm, Toronto, in 2005... |
2002 | "Dhuan Uttha Hai", "Jaag Ke Kati", "Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale", "Tere Khayal Ki" |
| Vadh | 2002 | "Bahut Khoobsurat" |
| Dhoop Dhoop Dhoop is a 2003 Indian film directed by the award winning director Ashwini Chaudhary. The film stars Om Puri and Revathi and is based on the true story of Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC and his family.-Plot:... |
2003 | "Benaam Sa Ye Dard", "Har Ek Ghar Mein Diya", "Teri Aankhon Se Hi" |
| Joggers' Park | 2003 | "Bari Nazuk Hai" |
| Pinjar Pinjar Pinjar may refer to:* Pinjar, Western Australia, suburb of Perth, Western Australia* Pinjar , novel by Amrita Pritam* Pinjar , 2003 Bollywood film... |
2003 | "Haath choote" |
| Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | 2003 | "Aisi Aankhen Nahin Dekhi" |
| Veer-Zaara Veer-Zaara The soundtrack was released on CD and specially on Audio DVD. The music is based on old and untouched compositions by the late Madan Mohan, as revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli.... |
2004 | "Tum paas aa rahe ho" |
| Aap Ko Dekh Kar Dekhta Reh Gaya | 2005 | |
| Umar | 2006 | "Khumari Chaddh Ke Utar Gayi" |
| Pyar Kare Dis : Feel The Power of Love Pyar Kare Dis : Feel the Power of Love Pyar Kare Dis: Feel The Power of Love is a 2007 Sindhi film, directed by Kamal Nathani and produced by Mr. M. Harwani. The film was produced by Sunico Films, which also produced the Bollywood hit, Pyar Ka Tarana... |
2007 | |
| Gandhi to Hitler | 2011 | "Har or tabahi ka manzar" |
| Khap Khap The Khap and Sarv Khap was a system of social administration and organization in the republics of Northwestern Indian states such as Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh since ancient times. Khap is a term for a social - political grouping and used in a geographical sense... |
2011 | "Tumse Bichhad Kar" |
Discography
- Aaeena (2000)
- Aarogya Mantra (2008)
- Adaa (1992)
- Ae Mere Dil (1983)
- A Journey (2000)
- Akhand Ram Naam (2009)
- A Milestone (1980)
- Amritanjali (2009)
- An Evening With Jagjit & Chitra Singh (Live)
- A Sound Affair (1985)
- Awaaz (2007)
- Baba Sheikh Farid (Shabads & Shlokas- 2006)
- Beyond Time (1987)
- Best Of Jagjit & Chitra Singh (2005)
- Bhajans (Lata-Jagjit -2004)
- Bhajan Uphar (2008)
- Biraha Da Sultan (1978)
- Chahat (2004)
- Chirag (Islamic Devotional- 1993)
- Classics Forever (2000)
- Close To My Heart (2003)
- Come Alive in a Concert (1979)
- Cry For CRY (1995)
- Dard-E-Jigar (2011)
- Desires (1994)
- Different Strokes (2001)
- Dil- Jagjit, Asha & Lata (2002)
- Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin (1999)
- Do Dil Do Rahein (A Tribute To Mehdi Hasan- 2007)
- Echoes (1986)
- Ecstasies (1984)
- Emotions
- Encore
- Essential Chants Of Shiva (2006)
- Eternity (1978)
- Face To Face (1994)
- Forever (2002)
- Forget Me Not (2002)
- Gayatri Mantra (2008)
- Ghazals from Films (1989)
- Golden Moments (1999)
- Govardhan Girdhari (2011)
- Guru Govind Singh (1998)
- Hare Krishna (Live)
- Hari Om Tatsat (2003)
- Harmony
- Hey Govind Hey Gopal (1991)
- Hey Ram (Ram Dhun)
- Hare Ram Hare Krishna (1999)
- Hope (1991)
- In Search (1992)
- In Sight (1994)
- In Sync- Jagjit Singh & Asha Bhonsle
- Inteha (2009)
- Jaam Utha(1999)
- Jai Raghunandan Jai Siyaram (2002)
- Jai Siya Ram (2000)
- Jazbaat (2008)
- Jeevan Kya Hai (2005)
- Jeevan Maran Chhe Ek (Gujrati)
- Kabir (2007)
- Kahkanshan (T.V. Serial- 1991-92)
- Karuna (2007)
- Keertan (Gurbani- 2000)
- Khamoshi (2002)
- Khumar
- Khwahish (2002)
- Krishna (1983)
- Krishna Bhajans (1998)
- Koi Baat Chale (2006)
- Krishna Bhajans And Music For Divine Meditation (2009)
- Krishna Dhun
- Live In Concert (1988)
- Live In Concert At The Wembley (1980)
- Live In Pakistan (1979)
- Live In Royal Albert Hall (1983)
- Live In Sydney (2006)
- Life Story (Live- 2001)
- Live With Jagjit & Chitra Singh
- Live With Jagjit Singh (1993)
- Love
- Love Is Blind (1998)
- Maa (1993)
- Madho Hum Aise Tu Aisa (2003)
- Madhusudana- Shree Krishna Dhun (2011)
- Magic Moments
- Main Aur Meri Tanhai (1981)
- Man Jeetey Jagjit (1990)
- Man Mein Ram Basa Le
- Marasim (1999)
- Mara Ghatma Shrinathji (2007)
- Mehfil (1990)
- Melodious Pair
- Memorable Concert (Live)
- Memorable Ghazals of Jagjit and Chitra (1990)
- Mirage (1995)
- Mirza Ghalib (T.V. Serial- 1998)
- Mitr Pyaare Nu (2005)
- Moksha (2005)
- Morning Prayers And Music For Divine Meditation (2009)
- Muntzir (2004)
- Nayi Disha
- Nivedan (2011)
- Om- The Divine Mantra (2007)
- Parwaaz (live At The Esplanade, Singapore- 2004)
- Passions (1987)
- Phaldata Ganesh: God Who Fufills Wishes (2006)
- Playback Years
- Pray For India
- Punjabi Hits- Jagjit & Chitra Singh
- Radhey Krishna Radhey Shyam (2000)
- Radhey Krishna Dhun
- Rare Gems (1992)
- Rare Moments
- Ravayat
- Rishton Mein Darar Aayi
- Romance
- Royal Salute
- Saanwara (2003)
- Saher (2000)
- Sai Dhun (2005)
- Sajda (1991)
- Samvedna (2002)
- Samyog (Nepali)
- Shiva (Dhuns and Bhajans- 2005)
- Shri Ganesha (2010)
- Shukrana (2011)
- Silsilay (1998)
- Solid Gold (2001)
- Someone Somewhere (1990)
- Soz (2001)
- Stolen Moments
- The Inimitable Ghazals Composed by Jagjit Singh (1996)
- The Latest (1982)
- The Life And Times of Jagjit Singh (2011)
- The Unforgettables (1976)
- Together
- Trishna (Bengali-2001)
- Tum Toh Nahin Ho (2005)
- Unique (1996)
- Vakratunda Mahakaya (2006)
- Visions (1992)
- Your Choice (1993)
External links
- Jagjit Singh at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...