Stars pay tribute to Jagjit Singh

His death has shocked the industry

Ghazal king Jagjit Singh, who had been battling for his life since the last few weeks died a few hours ago in Mumbai. His death has shocked Bollywood and stars soon started paying tribute to the great singer. Here's what some of them had to say on twitter:

Shabana Azmi: Kisi ki nazar lag gayi hai kala ki duniya ko... Jagjit Singh no more. His contribution to the ghazal in India is unparalleled. Big loss.

Anupam Kher: It's a personal loss. The news is sad and shocking.

Celina Jaitly: Shocked to hear the golden voiced Jagjit Singhji passed away, we have lost our magnificent ghazal maestro & a wonderful human.

Sushma Swaraj: His songs were part of our lives. It is a terrible loss.

Pankaj Udhas: Big loss for music.

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