The Incredible Journey of a legend Singer, how a Prostitute Became the Queen of Ghazals

The Incredible Journey of a legend Singer, how a Prostitute Became the Queen of Ghazals #BegumAkhtar #Singer #Bollywood #bollywoodsinger
#Begumakhtarbiography,#begumakhtarsongs,#begumakhtarghazals,#begumakhtarmusic,#begumakhtarallfilms,#begumakhtarthumri,#begumakhtarmovies,#bollwoodhits,#hindisongs,#laxmikantpyarelala,#dilipkumar,#hememalini,#shahrukhkhan,#viratkohli,#indianhero,#indianheroine,#classicmusic,#hindifilms,#madhubalakegaane,#romanticsongs,#dharmendra,#cinemasongs,#zeenataman,#dancingnumbers,#discosongs,#hitssongs,#rdburman,#bengalisongs,#oldclassic,#oldromanticsongs,#lataIs This True This Legend Singer was put Under House Arrest By her OWN HUSBAND FOR A LONG TIME?
Did she sing for Bollywood also or she only perform as a classical singers?
Is it true she dint charge any money from their student for teaching the music them?
Who was her husband who put her in house arrest?
What happened after when her husband put her in house arrest?
Is it true People treated her as queen of Ghazal and thumb?
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.
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.
Begum Akhtar's ancestral home in Faizabad
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi was born on 7 October 1914 to Asghar Hussain, a lawyer and his second wife Mushtari.[4] Asghar Hussain subsequently disowned Mushtari and his twin daughters Zohra and Bibbi (Later Known Begum Akhtar)
Akhtar was barely seven when she was captivated by the music of Chandra Bai, an artist attached to a touring theatre group. However at her uncle's insistence she was sent to train under Ustad Imdad Khan, the great sarangi exponent from Patna, and later under Ata Mohammed Khan of Patiala. Later, she travelled to Calcutta with her mother and learnt music from classical stalwarts like Mohammad Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan of Lahore, and finally she became the disciple of Ustad Jhande Khan.
Her first public performance was at the age of fifteen. The famous poet Sarojini Naidu appreciated her singing during a concert which was organised in the aid of victims of the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake.
Begum Akhtar's good looks and sensitive voice made her an ideal candidate for a film career in her early years. When she heard great musicians like Gauhar Jaan and Malak Jan, however, she decided to forsake the glamour of the film world for a career in Indian classical music. Her supreme artistry in light classical music had its moorings in the tradition of pure classicism. She chose her repertoire in primarily classical modes: a variety of raags, ranging from simple to complex. After the advent of talkie era in India, Begum Akhtar acted in a few Hindi movies in the 1930s. East India Film Company of Calcutta approached her to act in "King for a Day" (alias Ek Din Ka Badshah) and Nal Damayanti.
Like others of that era, she sang her songs herself in all her films. She continued acting in the following years. Subsequently, Begum Akhtar moved back to Lucknow where she was approached by the famous producer-director Mehboob Khan, to act in Roti which was released in 1942 and whose music was composed by the maestro Anil Biswas.[9] "Roti" contained six of her ghazals but unfortunately due to some trouble with the producer, Mehboob Khan subsequently deleted three or four ghazals from the film. All the ghazals are available on Megaphone gramophone records. Begum Akhtar, meanwhile, left Bombay and returned to Lucknow. Her name appears differently in many film credits as Akhtaribai Fyzabadi, Akhtaribai Faizabadi, Akhtari and Begum Akhtar.
In 1945, Akhtari Bai married a Lucknow-based barrister, Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi, and became known as Begum Akhtar.[1] However, after marriage, due to restrictions by her husband, she could not sing for almost five years and subsequently, fell ill and emotionally depressed. That is when her return to music was prescribed as a befitting remedy, and in 1949 she returned to the recording studios.She sang three ghazals and a dadra at Lucknow All India Radio station. She started crying afterwards and returned to singing in concerts, which she continued to do unto death. She sang publicly in Lucknow, in a women's only concert in aid of the war with China,
During her last concert in Balaramapuram near Thiruvananthapuram in 1974, she raised the pitch of her voice as she felt that her singing had not been as good as she had wanted it to be and felt unwell. The stress she put herself under resulted in her falling ill and she was rushed to the hospital.
She died on 30 October 1974 in the arms of Nilam Gamadia, her friend, who invited her to Ahmedabad, which became her final perform

[@ranjanamattu6514]

If you don’t know the facts, pls don’t write rubbish.

[@aparnabhaduri7668]

बेगम अख्तर ने कुछ बंगला में भी ग़ज़ल गाई थी, जिनमें एक याद आ रही है, जोछोना कोरेछे आरी,आसेना आमार बारी, गोली दिये चोले जाय। इतना हृदय स्पर्शी गज़ल है बता नहीं सकती।

[@pooransingh1882]

Show business is always on the borderline with loose way of living. Begun''s lifestyle is no different from most people in show business. Her talent as a singer should also be given due recognition.

[@amritabasrur5907]

The muslim women were so talented, artistic and progressive earlier. Now they are reduced to roaming around in burqas.

[@ajmerrana6059]

A great legend of gazhals. She will always be remembered with great honor n respect forever n ever. May Allah grant Zannat for her.😢😢😢😢😢😢 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jogeshwarkumar226]

Aia muhabbat tere anjam pe rona aaya was the most popular gazal in my college days and every third student used to sing and enjoy it .

[@runcoweezrun8143]

Why single out Akhtari as a Taweef when the entire Bollywood and India is a Hub for Taweefgiri?

[@SukhveerKaur-qr9vm]

Good

[@Saamla]

Disgusting to call her profession as prostitution!!!!

[@tinasharma9326]

Beautiful yadein

[@noorrana7956]

Thank you for a very beautiful video

[@zebunladak4224]

There were others who were Prostitutes and became famous singers, actresses etc.

[@achtereynarker8083]

It's said that tawaifs weren't prostitutes,they only entertained by singing and dancing

[@jogeshwarkumar226]

Excellant information.

[@nazmunsawyer3382]

Very talented and her voice is just azaming

[@sharmisthapurakayastha9563]

Why have you written that Begum Akhtar's actual profession was 'prostitution'???

[@kamalamishra8120]

Good to hear info on her. Thank you.

[@tahirabanarsi8594]

Tumhe yaad ho ke na yaad ho

[@shameemaraalice7786]

Very beautiful and informative post. Much Thanks for sharing this.

[@goldentophatAtharv]

Thanks for this coverage👍

[@chitrakumar3867]

Lajawab singer!

[@vijayrajsingh5662]

Thanks

[@vijayrajsingh5662]

Thanks Singer of BIG TALENT REPUTATION

[@saileshroy3027]

🙏 unar awaj ma saraswati r ,,,tulanaheen , hriday sporshi ,,🙏🙏

[@pritpavan]

खूबसुरत आवाज की मलिका.. Nice video

[@mushtaq5227]

It's great-mushtaq,lucknow

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

Why don't you tell us the name of this singer first ?????

[@namitasingpho3224]

Musalman Samaz mai Aisa hi hota hai kiya ki awraat ki koi Izzat nahi, waha dukh hai aor fankar bhi.

[@haridasmodi2770]

Bahot khubsurat Bhuli bisari Yaden

[@shivprasadjoshi5280]

🙏🙏🙏❤

[@safar1802]

Good research 🙏🙏

[@NareshKumar-xu2ks]

अति उत्तम, भाई।