# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mukhtar-begum
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:28:22.164Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mukhtar-begum"
name: "Mukhtar Begum"
slug: "mukhtar-begum"
description: "Mukhtar Begum was a Pakistani classical singer, composer, ghazal singer, dancer and actress. She was known as The Queen of Music, Queen of Indian Talkie Music, Queen Songstress, The Queen of Parsi Theatre, and Melody Queen of India for singing songs in films, theatre, and on radio. She worked in Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu films and was known for her roles in films Hathili Dulhan, Ali Baba 40 Chor, Nala Damayanti, Dil Ki Pyas, Ankh Ka Nasha, Muflis Ashiq, and Chatra Bakavali."
tagline: "Pakistani classical, ghazal singer and actress"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
deathDate: "1982"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.94
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.753529333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066830/"
    handle:    "nm0066830"
sources:
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    title: "মুখতাৰ বেগম"
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    title: "ਮੁਖਤਾਰ ਬੇਗਮ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ᱢᱩᱠᱷᱛᱚᱨ ᱵᱮᱜᱚᱢ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مختار بیگم (گلوکارہ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "முக்தார் பேகம்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%96%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AC%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%82"
    title: "ముఖ్తార్ బేగం"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мухтар Бегум"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Mukhtar Begum"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump