Begum Akhtar

Begum Akhtar

Begum Akhtar (1914-1974) is a Bollywood Actor known for the movies Jawani Ka Nasha(1935), Ameena(1934)

Other NamesAkhtari Bai Faizabadi, Akhtaribai Faizabadi
Date Of Birth7 October 1914
Age(Age at Death: 60 years 0 months 23 days)
Place Of BirthFaizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date Of Death30 October 1974
Place Of DeathGhazal, Thumri, Dadra
FatherAsghar Hussain(a young lawyer)
MotherMushtari
Biography
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, and Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.

She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (posthumously) by Govt. of India. She was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals)

Begum Akhtar: Filmography (2)

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1935 Jawani Ka Nasha[Actor]
1934 Ameena[Actor]