Chitra ji, is said to have brought in a whole new dimension to the life and personality of Jagjit Singh. Both came from totally different backgrounds. Chitra ji is said to have "polished" JS's outlook and image. Their first meeting was at the house of Chitra ji in Mumbai, where JS had come to record for an advertising jingle. And boy, did they have a fight! JS has a bass voice and Chitra ji has a high pitched voice. Neither was ready to compromise on their style of singing for the recording. Little did they know then, that in the future they would form the most popular duet pair, outside the film music industry, not only in studio records but also on live stage performances, revolutionising the mordern ghazal singing.
Below is a video from a very rare performance by them in the year 1979, at Vancouver Canada.
The ghazal "Meri Zubaan Se Meri Daastan..." by Chitra ji (offset 2:59) is said to have a story behind it. Sudha Malhotra recorded this ghazal eventually in her album which was composed by JS. But Chitra ji's short rendition above is classic by all means. Chitra ji never recorded this ghazal commercially later, but used to render it in 'mehfils'. Chitra ji had a fondness for this ghazal it seems. By the way the ghazal is by Sudarshan Fakir, the lyrics are below. The 'beher' of the ghazal is: mujtas musamman makhbuun mahzuuf Pattern: 1212-1122-1212-112 or mujtas musamman makhbuun mahzuuf maqtu Pattern: 1212-1122-1212-22 both of which can be used interchangeably as per the laws of Urdu prosody.
मेरी ज़ुबां से मेरी दास्तां सुनो तो सही,
यक़ीँ करो न करो महेरबां सुनो तो सही|
चलो ये मान लिया मुजरिम-ऐ-मोहब्बत हैं,
हमारे जुर्म का हमसे बयां सुनो तो सही|
बनोगे दोस्त मेरे तुम भी दुश्मनों एक दिन,
मेरी हयात की आह-ओ-फुगां सुनो तो सही|
लबों को सी के जो बैठे हैं बज़्म-ऐ-दुनिया में,
कभी तो उनकी भी खामोशियां सुनो तो सही|
कहोगे वक़्त को मुजरिम भरी बहारों में,
जला था कैसे मेरा आशियां सुनो तो सही|
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