▁( Who ' s ▁Play ing ▁the ▁Fl ute ?) ". ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁at ▁only ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁He ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁the ▁add iction ▁of ▁M andra x ▁( M eth a qual one ) ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁under ▁certain ▁medic ation . ▁However , ▁while ▁having ▁this ▁on going ▁treatment ▁one ▁day ▁he ▁took ▁mand re x ▁again . ▁The ▁dos age ▁had ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁effect ▁on ▁him ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁chemical ▁reaction ▁of ▁mand re x ▁with ▁the ▁medic ation . ▁He ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Happy ▁Ak hand ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Pat la ▁Khan ▁Lane , ▁D h aka , ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁( now ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ). ▁He ▁started ▁learning ▁guitar ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁music ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁L ucky ▁Ak hand . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁Sp ond on ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ▁player . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁rock ▁band ▁Mil es ▁along ▁with ▁Far id ▁R ash id . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁pop ▁mus icians ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁drug ▁over d ose ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0