Well-known playback singer Jagjit Kaur, the widow of the late music composer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam passed away here on Sunday morning, an aide said. She was 93 years old. Her last rites were performed at the Juhu Crematorium with a few people present in view of the Covid-19 restrictions, said her spokesperson Pritam Sharma. Veteran Music Composer Khayyam Passes Away.

Her husband, Khayyam, the National Award Winner music director, had suffered a heart attack and died on August 19, 2019 at 92. Khayyam Dies at 92: PM Narendra Modi Condoles Death of Veteran Music Composer.

The couple had a son Pradeep Khayyam, who died in 2012 after a cardiac arrest, stunning his aged parents.

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