Why did her husband ban her songs?
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi or Begum Akhtar was called by the name Akhtari in her childhood. According to some media reports, she also had a twin sister. Whose name was Anwari and she passed away at the young age of three. Although Begum Akhtar never spoke openly about this, and her mother Mushtari Begum was a famous tawaif of Lucknow.Begum Akhtar's father Asghar Hussain who was a respected lawyer of Lucknow. He was raised entirely by his mother. Mushtari Begum had moved from Lucknow to Faizabad shortly before the birth of her daughters. Here she started living in Gulabbari area of Faizabad. Begum Akhtar was fondly called Bibi in her childhood. Akhtari had a keen interest in music. When her mother Mushtri Begum saw her daughter's deep passion for music, she decided to nurture the raw talent. Begum Akhtar when she was seven years old.His mother had a big hand in Akhtari's success. At the age of seven or eight, Akhtari began receiving his early lessons from sarangi maestro Ustad Imdad Khan. Ustad Sakhawat Hussain Khan who himself was a renowned sarod player. He suggested Akhtari to take training from Ustad Ata Mohammad Khan of Patiala Gharana. When Khan Sahib saw his interest in Thumri, Dadra and Ghazal singing and trained him.In Calcutta, she learned classical music from Mohammad Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan of Lahore and Ustad Jhande Khan. She started singing at the young age of fifteen. People were very impressed by his voice. He acted in some Hindi films in the 1930s. He sang all the songs of his films. She played the role of a classical singer in Satyajit Ray's film "Jalsaghar".It is said that after listening to Akhtari's voice, the famous poetess Sarojini Naidu, who was watching the program sitting in the audience, praised her. After Begum Akhtar moved to Calcutta, the financial condition of her family was shaky. He then signed a deal with Megafon Music Company and his first recording was done by Megafon Record Company. He acted in the films Jawaani Ka Nasha (1935), Naseeb Ka Chakkar (1935). In these films, he has sung all his songs himself. Worked in the film "Roti" released in the year 1942.In the year 1944, she married Ishtiaq Ahmed Abbasi, a barrister from Lucknow. Initially both lived in a building named Matin Manzil in Lucknow. It is said that after her marriage, Begum Akhtar was kept under house arrest for some years. Because he had stopped going to Ghazal programs. Begum Akhtar's husband does not want her to go to concerts. In one of her interviews, Begum Akhtar said about her husband thatI left everything for him but he left nothing for me and told I was not allowed to attend any function or meeting. I can't forget the pain of those days.Gham Akhtar was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal. His classic ghazals and songs include "Ab Ke Sawan Ghar Aaja", "Mora Balam Pardesiya", "Hamari Atriya Pe Aao", "Kese Kate Din Ratiya", "Nandiya Kahe Mare Bol", "Hamar Kahin Mano Rajaji", "Balamwa " Are included. Tum kya jaano preet", "Akhiyon nind na aaye", "Mori tot gayi aas", "Ae mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya", "Hamari atari pe aao", "Dur he manzil", "Dono pe he sadke", "Dil Ki Lagi Ko Aur", "Dil Ki Baat", "Dil Aur Woh"Begum Akhtar was fondly called Ammi by many of her disciples. While living in Lucknow, he started teaching music to his disciples. One of his favorite disciples was Shanti Hiranand and he spent most of his time with Begum Akhtar. She practically lived with Begum Akhtar for about 10 years, about which Hiranand has written in detail in his book His later students prominently include Rita Ganguly and Rekha Surya. He never charged a fee for teaching according to the guru-shishya parampara.
Begum Akhtar has been considered as the queen of Ghazal singing and Malika-e-Ghazal due to her contribution. In 1968, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India.
He was also presented with the Distinguished-Artist Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1972. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 1975 which is the third highest civilian award.
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