
Begum Akhtar is an actor, singer born in Faizabad (India).
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals), she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. Begum Akhtar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music in 1972, was awarded Padma Shri, and later a Padma Bhushan Award posthumously by the government of India.
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| Born | 7 October 1914, Faizabad |
| Profession | actor, singer |
| Nationality | India |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri in arts |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aries |
| Nakshatra | Bharani (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Virgo |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Capricorn |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 147 musicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 6 of them (4%) have the Moon in Aries, like Begum Akhtar, and 1 (1%) share the Bharani Nakshatra — the #27 most common Moon Nakshatra among musicians, where Anuradha leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Begum Akhtar was born on 7 October 1914 in Faizabad. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Begum Akhtar's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aries and the Nakshatra is Bharani, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Begum Akhtar's Ascendant is Capricorn, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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