Proper noun
Akhtar (plural Akhtars)
A surname from Persian.
Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler. Sachin Tendulkar
But Begum Akhtar who had trained long and hard under various Ustads is I think, and forgive the opinion of a rank amateur, in point of classical technique the more consummate artist. Begum Akhtar
We live in an age where people are constantly trying to find remedies for pain, instead of learning how to sublimate it into divine music, the way Begum Akhtar did. For, the mercurial diva from Lucknow sang the poetry of Ghalib and many others in a manner that would make even pain seem desirable. Begum Akhtar
The much loved classical diva of 20th century India Akhtaribai Faizabadi, or Begum Akhtar was the last of the great female singers from the courtesan (tawaif) community. Begum Akhtar
I have little interest in cricket. People are crazy about cricket and we feel happy when our country wins. The names of Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Shoaib Akhtar all come to my mind once I think about cricket. These are legends of Pakistani cricket. 2. Rana Bhagwandas
Akhtar was gripped by constant melancholia. "Ya Allah, ab kya hoga?” was her constant refrain through her life that made her pour her heart and soul into couplets like "Mere Humnafas, Mere Humnawa, Mujhe Dost Ban ke Daga Na De, Mujhe Zindagi ki Dua Na De”. Begum Akhtar