In a remarkable turn of events, legendary ghazal singer Begum Akhtar made her long-awaited musical comeback - silently and secretly recorded by the then-director of All India Radio (AIR) Lucknow, LK ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – She makes it clear that whenever she does ‘Akhtari’, her curated tribute to the revered Begum Akhtar, there is a conscious attempt not to copy her. Singer Vidya Shah feels it is ...

The film discusses the various aspects of Begum Akhtar’s life. She was also known as the “Gazal and Thumri Queen”. An intimate portrait, the film presents her in the domestic set-up of her home and as ...

Lucknow: A cultural event ‘Bahut Yaad Aate Hain' was held at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls' PG College, Nishatganj, to honour iconic figures of the city such as publisher Munshi Nawal Kishore and ghazal ...

Lucknow: When Begum Akhtar conducted classes at the Marris College of Music (now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya), the narrow lanes outside the historic Nawabi-era Pari Khana building in ...

NEW DELHI: (Dec 16) They sang to packed concerts and their silver voices were widely recognised in the realm of cinema, but not many may know that playback legend Mohammed Rafi and Mallika-e-Ghazal ...