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Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar

Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar(27 min; dvd; English subtitles)Scripted and directed by S. Kalidas who will introduce the film Screening will be followed by a discussion with Smt Shanti Hiranand; and Dr. Saleem KidwaiChair: Smt Malavika Singh Hai Akhtari was the cry of Hashmat, a love-crazed tramp of Hazratganj in old Lucknow. Like his anguished and wayward wanderings, this film too, meanders through the legend of Begum Akhtar, easily the most celebrated singer of ghazal and thumri-daadra in 20th century India

Event starts on Monday, 02 September 2013 at 05:30 hrs

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Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar

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02 Sep 2013, 05:30 AM

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Hai Akhtari: Remembering Begum Akhtar