This article is about the Indian singer. For other uses, see Begum Akhtar (disambiguation).
Begum Akhtar
Screen shot as "Akhtari Fyzabadi" from film Roti (1942)
Background information
Birth name
Akhtaribai Faizabadi
Born
(1914-10-07)7 October 1914 Faizabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Origin
Faizabad, Awadh
Died
30 October 1974(1974-10-30) (aged 60)[1] Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Genres
Ghazal
thumri
dadra[2]
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
1929–1974
Musical artist
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals), she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.[3][1][4]
Begum Akhtar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music in 1972, was awarded Padma Shri, and later a Padma Bhushan Award posthumously by the government of India.[5]
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^Dadra Thumri in Historical and Stylistic Perspectives, by Peter Lamarche Manuel, Peter Manuel. Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1989. ISBN 81-208-0673-5. Page 157.
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^"Begum Akhtar birth anniversary: The queen of ghazal who enthralled millions with her silken voice, see playlist". Hindustan Times (newspaper). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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