Khayyam

The music of Khayyam is the music of the soul. Except for the occasional Gapuchi Gapuchi Gam Gam (Trishul) and Mausam Mausam Lovely Mausam (Thodisi Bewafai), Khayyam never indulged in frivolity. His songs were steeped in the ethos of pathos…

Before Kamal Amrohi made Pakeezah with its immortal songs, there was Mahal in 1949 which featured the eternally popular Aayega Aanewala composed by Khemchand Prakash, said to be a turning point in both Lata Mangeshkar and Madhubala’s…

One of Pakistan’s most celebrated voices, Noor Jehan was revered for her singing ability much like Lata Mangeshkar was in India. Noor Jehan had a brief career in Indian films between 1942 and 1948, but that was cut short by the partition…

By PTI MUMBAI: Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of late music composer Khayyam, passed away on Sunday following age-related illness. She was 93. Kaur sang several songs, including the ones composed by Khayyam…