At a young age, when Jagjit used to sing Gurbani, the listeners used to sway to his mellifluous voice. His father sent him to Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma and Ustad Jamal Khan for training.
In Class 9, Jagjit attended a music concert in Sri Ganganagar, uninvited. With folded hands, he requested the organisers to give him a chance, and as he sang, listeners threw coins at him in ovation.
Jagjit took admission in Khalsa College, Sri Ganganagar, but he had little time for books, and spent most of his time on music. Soon, he came in love with cinema.
But Jagjit's father wanted him to become an IAS officer, and sent him to Jalandhar in 1959. Jagjit took admission in DAV College, for graduation, but in his hostel room, there were more musical instruments than books.