Actor Padmini Kolhapure, who calls theatre her “calling and comfort zone”, has been busy honing her Urdu-speaking skills for the last few months. Reason? She will be playing Begum Akhtar in a play, ...

Lucknow: The legendary Begum Akhtar, whose iconic ghazals like “Hamri Atariya Pe Aao Lofi” and “Mere Humnafas Mere Humnava” dominated the Indian music scene for decades, was also a figure of rebellion ...

We all know about Padmini Kolhapure and her family's rich musical legacy. The actress, who herself dabbles in music occasionally, is now bringing another legendary artist's life to the stage. Ammi ...

MUMBAI: An evening of musical performances, stories, and anecdotes from the life of Begum Akhtar will pay tribute to the queen of ghazals, thumris, and dadras at the Royal Opera House on October 4 ...

Begum Akhtar was the reigning queen of ghazals in the 20th century. She was also a heartthrob of the lovers of semi-classical forms of music like the thumri and the dadra. Her initial recordings like ...

The travel through narrow, rickety roads to Begum Akhtar’s mazaar (grave) at Pasand Bagh in Lucknow seems to symbolise her life’s journey. The singer fought several physical and emotional battles ...

Walking down memory lane with ghazals like Woh Jo Hum Mein Tum Mein Qarar Tha, Hamri Atariya Pe Aao and many more, a special evening Yaadein was staged in the state capital to revisit the melodious ...

Lucknow: Ghazal, thumri and dadra were presented in a programme organised in the memory of Padma Bhushan Begum Akhtar by Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at Kala Mandapam in the city on Tuesday.

Padma Shri recipient Shanti Hiranand relives the glory of her guru Begum Akhtar affectionately known as Mallika-e-Ghazal File photo of Padma Shri recipient Shanti Hiranand She further goes on to ...