Begum Akhtar: The Queen of Ghazal
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Her voice had the seductiveness of mellow wine. When Begum Akhtar sang, she could make her audience sway to every emotion in the lyrics of a ghazal. Once ghazals and thumris were the music of the court singers. It was Begum Akhtar’s great artistry that took the music from the ‘kothas’ and gave it a place on the concert stage as a light classical music. This is the captivating story of one of India’s legendary musicians. Born in a family of court singers, she transformed herself from Akhtaribai Faizabadi to the revered Begum Akhtar. A singer who captured the heart of a nation by her grace and incomparable singing.
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