I was always focussed on my individual career as a singer, and concentrated on my bhajans and albums. All through my career, I seldom sang for movies. "See, I hardly ever had a connection with Bollywood. He has sung in languages as diverse as Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Sindhi and Nepali, and continues to enthrall with his new songs, albums and concerts.īut Bollywood is something he gives a miss now. Jagjit Singh has been singing for over four decades and has a repertoire comprising 50 albums. That soul is lacking and it is only about entertainment nowadays." Cinema was a part of literature, but today's cinema has nothing to do with literature. It has always been about money-making, but earlier the taste was different. The 70-year-old singer, who has sung songs like Badi Nazuk Hai, Hoshwaalon Ko Khabar Kya, Kiska Chehra and Tum Itna Jo Muskua Rahe Ho in movies, added: "I do not say that Bollywood has become commercialised in recent times. Sab paise ke peechhe bhaagte hain (Everyone runs after money) " he said. A lot of youngsters like soft music these days, but Bollywood has no interest in Ghazals. New Delhi: Ghazal king, Jagjit Singh says he keeps his distance from Bollywood because he feels Hindi filmmakers are money-minded and don't appreciate the genre any more. He has sung in languages as diverse as Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Sindhi and Nepali, and continues to enthrall with his new songs, albums and concerts. Jagjit Singh has been singing for over four decades and has a repertoire comprising 50 albums.
Ghazal king, Jagjit Singh says he keeps his distance from Bollywood because he feels Hindi filmmakers are money-minded and don't appreciate the genre any more.Chopra, Shabana Azmi, Sharmila Tagore among others. The Sahir and Adeeb Award was previously bestowed on eminent personalities like Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, B. I would like to take it forward in the future," she said. I have a show called 'Khayal' about ghazals which airs in South India. I have been promoting ghazals and I am very happy that the work has been acknowledged. "It is a great honour for me to get this award. She is the only Indian to receive the award this year, apart from being the youngest recipient of the honour. Manjari has been conferred the prestigious Sahir and Adeeb Award for her contribution to Urdu literature and promoting the genre of ghazals. Today, there are so many poets coming up with excellent work. They need to get more interested in it and understand the style of the poetry. "We need an awareness among people regarding ghazals. Manjari says more people should get interested in ghazals as many young poets are emerging with fine poetry. She then went on to sing in many films, and also bagged the Kerala State Film Award for the best female singer twice. The 29-year-old singer was introduced into the world of film music by iconic composer Ilaiyaraaja at the age of 17. We have had legendary singers like Jagjit Singh who popularised filmi ghazals, Mehdi Hassan saab and even Ghulam Ali," Manjari said. Like the way Sufi songs are getting popular through the films, ghazals can be too. "Bollywood can definitely help promote ghazals. The Mumbai-based South Indian playback singer, who has sung several songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, says Bollywood can popularise ghazals the same way that the Sufi songs are gaining a foothold. Mumbai: Noted Hindustani vocalist Manjari says the Hindi film industry can play a huge role in promoting ghazals.