I was in Class 11 at the R A Podar College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai and was representing the university for a ghazal competition. There was a boisterous group of boys and girls who had come to cheer me. As we waited for the competition to begin, at around 4.30pm or so, Jagjit Singh and Penaz Masani walked in to take their seats as the judges. It was almost like a dream, a vision. I sang Mohabbat Ruswaa Ho Chuki Hai and won the first prize. Even today, when I close my eyes, that visual is vivid in my mind.