Editing Chitra Singh (section)

==Personal life==
Chitra was born as Chitra Shome into a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Bengali Hindus|Hindu]] family. After completing her education, she was married to Debo Prasad Dutta, an executive in a leading advertising agency. The wedding was held in the mid-1950s, and the couple had a daughter, Monica, in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/music/jagjit-singh/articleshow/62835581.cms|title = 'I want to marry your wife,' Jagjit Singh asked Chitra's ex-husband...|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref>

While still married to Debo Prasad, Chitra met [[Jagjit Singh]], at that time a struggling singer. Jagjit Singh was from a [[Punjabi Sikhs|Punjabi Sikh]] [[Namdhari]] family and hailed from [[Sriganganagar]] in distant [[Rajasthan]]. They first met at a recording studio in 1967, by which time the marriage of the Duttas was already under strain for unknown reasons.<ref>[https://www.filmfare.com/features/chitra-singh-remembers-her-husband-the-unforgettable-jagjit-singh-27720.html First meeting]</ref> Chitra found solace in Jagjit and says she was much taken by his "caring" personality. In 1968, Chitra left Prasad,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayesha |date=February 8, 2022 |title=पहले दोनों बच्चों की हुई मौत फिर पति का भी साथ छूटा, जगजीत सिंह की पत्नी की जिंदगी सिखाती हैं दर्द के साथ जीना |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/relationship/jagjit-singh-wife-chitra-singh-is-a-living-inspiration-how-to-live-life-through-the-pain/articleshow/89421868.cms |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=[[Navbharat Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2021 |title=When Jagjit Singh asked for Chitra's hand from her estranged husband: 'I want to marry your wife' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/jagjit-singh-chitra-singh-marriage-story-death-anniversary-ghazals-7555235/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> taking their 9-year-old daughter with her. In 1969, she divorced her husband, secured custody of Monica, and married Jagjit Singh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/jagjit-called-me-mummy-i-called-him-papa-chitra-singh-1582.html| title= Jagjit called me Mummy, I called him Papa - Chitra Singh}}</ref>

They welcomed their son Vivek Singh on August 20,1970. In mid seventies, Chitra Singh and Jagjit Singh became famous for their ghazals and came to be known as the "King and Queen of Ghazals".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-08 |title=This Retro Video Of Jagjit Singh And His Wife Chitra Singing 'Punjabi Tappe' Is Pure Gold! |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/this-retro-video-of-jagjit-singh-and-his-wife-chitra-singing-punjabi-tappe-is-pure-gold-271106.html |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref> Vivek died in a road accident on July 27, 1990. Chitra has never sung in public, or recorded any song, since the day her son died.

Monica first fell in love with Jehangir Chowdhary, an award-winning cinematographer. They were married in 1988 and became the parents of two sons. In 2005, Monica divorced Chowdhary and married British national Mark Houghton Roger Atkins, the managing director of a firm based in [[Vikhroli]], [[Mumbai]]. In 2007, Monica filed a case of harassment against Atkins. In 2008, a magistrate issued a non-bailable warrant against him, but he had already fled the country. In 2009, Monica, aged 50, died by suicide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/mumbai/chitra-singh-daughter-found-hanging-was-depressed-says-family/|title= Chitra Singh daughter found hanging; was depressed, says family|date= 30 May 2009}}</ref> She was survived by her two sons, Armaan (17) and Umair (12).<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/chitra-singh-s-daughter-found-dead-family-says-suicide/468302/ Monica Chowdhary dies by suicide]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-triple-tragedy-for-jagjit-singh-s-wife-chitra-1597046/ | title= Triple tragedy for Jagjit Singh's wife Chitra}}</ref> Two years after this incident, [[Jagjit Singh]] died of a [[brain haemorrhage]] in 2011. Chitra now lives with her two grandsons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farook |first=Farhana |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Chitra Singh remembers her husband - The unforgettable Jagjit Singh |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/chitra-singh-remembers-her-husband-the-unforgettable-jagjit-singh-27720.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>