Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. Begum Akhtar.
- Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar was born on 7 October 1914 in Bhadarsa.
- She is considered as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen.
- She worked in Hindi films which include Ameena (1934), Mumtaz Begum (1934), Jawaani Ka Nasha (1935), Naseeb Ka Chakkar (1935).