This is a list of songs recorded or performed by Begum Akhtar (1914–1974), an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Akhtar, who was also an actress, was proficient at dadra, thumri, and ghazals. Cited as "one of India's finest ghazal singers", she was referred to as Mallika-E-Tarannum or Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals).[1][2] Akhtar's first recording was a combination of ghazals and dadras for the HMV label. She recorded or performed a total of 167 songs during her career, among which twenty were for films.[3]
Akhtar's performances were in the nature of a classical presentation, with the accompaniment of the tabla, sitar, and harmonium.[4] Her rendering of Ghalib's ghazals made her a household name.[4]
Born Akhtaribai Faizabadi, she begaan her career as a mehfil singer and became famous when she sang at the Bihar earthquake music conference in 1934.[2] On the basis of her popularity, she received offers to appear in films, starting her career with Ek Din Ka Badshah and Nal Damayanti (1933), produced by the East India Company, in Calcutta.[5] In 1942, Akhtar was cast by Mehboob Khan in the film Roti, in which she both sang and acted.[6] In 1945, she married Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi, Nawab of Kakoli, putting her career on hold for five years. She returned to film with Dana Pani (1953) and Ehsan (1954).[7] After 1956, Akhtar stopped working in film but continued performing on stage. Her repertoire included the ghazals of Mirza Ghalib, Momin, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jigar Moradabadi, Shakeel Badayuni, Mir Taqi Mir, Sauda, and Shamim Jaipuri.[2]
^Robert Charles Ollikkala (1997). Concerning Begum Akhtar: "Queen of Ghazal". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ abcManorma Sharma (1 January 2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. APH Publishing. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-81-7648-999-7. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^M. L. Ahuja. Eminent Indians: Musicians. Rupa Publications. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-81-291-2782-2. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ abSutapa Mukherjee (2003). Begum Akhtar the Queen of Ghazal. Rupa & Company. pp. 1944–. ISBN 978-81-7167-985-0. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^Gouri Srivastava (1 January 2006). Women Role Models: Some Eminent Women of Contemporary India. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-81-8069-336-6. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^M. L. Ahuja (2006). Eminent Indians: Musicians. Rupa & Company. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-81-291-1015-2. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^Goswami, Saheli. "Begum Akhtar: The Queen of Ghazal". hindilyrics.net. HindiLyrics.Net. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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