Dilshad akhtar biography

Dilshad Akhtar Biography

Dilshad Akhtar was a noted Punjabi folk singer who rendered a few Punjabi film songs as well. Born into an illustrious musical family, his father Keere Khan Shaukin and maternal uncle Sabar Hussain Sabar were considered the pillars of Punjabi gayaki.

His sister Manpreet Akhtar of ‘Tujhe yaad na meri aayi’ fame and cousin Sandeep Akhtar too were singers who met with an early death like him. Dilshad was   killed by Swarn Singh Hundal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, while he was performing live for a marriage function in Gurdaspur in 1995.

His sister Manpreet Akhtar stepped into the musical world at the age of 36, following his death, to continue the music tradition of her family, persuaded and encouraged by many musicians and music lovers.

 

Akhtar was born in the Gilze Wala, Kotkapura, Punjab.

He and his sister received formal training in Hindustani music from Pandit Krishan Kant of Barjindra Government Colle