Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
Filmography
all 57
Movies 50
self 22
TV Shows 7
Director 1
Music
Che (2023)
Movie
Music Director
The Receptionist (2023)
Movie
Music
Climax (2020)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Officer (2018)
Movie
Self
George Harrison - All Things Pass (2018)
Movie
Self
Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All (2017)
Movie
Music
Attack (2016)
Movie
Self
Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cachitos de hierro y cromo (2013)
TV
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
Movie
Self
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India (2010)
Movie
Himself
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
Movie
Self
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005)
Movie
Self
Concert for George (2003)
Movie
The Song of the Little Road (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: The Journey (2003)
Movie
Composer
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds (2001)
Movie
Himself
Woodstock Diary (1994)
Movie
Self
Gaia Symphony (1992)
TV
Composer
Genesis (1986)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Gandhi (1982)
Movie
4.44
Composer
Meera (1979)
Movie
Self
The Midnight Special (1972)
TV
Self
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
TV
Composer
Raga (1971)
Movie
Self / Music
Moments with the Maestro (1970)
Movie
Composer
Sex and the Animals (1969)
Movie
Performer
Monterey Pop (1968)
Movie
6
Composer
Charly (1968)
Movie
6
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Composer
Viola (1967)
Movie
Composer
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Movie
Sun God
Chappaqua (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Psychedelics (1966)
Movie
Music
Swapna Niye (1966)
Movie
Composer
The Psychedelic Experience (1965)
Movie
Self
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga (1964)
Movie
Self
Ustad Alauddin Khan (1963)
Movie
Composer
Godaan (1963)
Movie
Composer
Megh (1961)
Movie
Composer
Anuradha (1960)
Movie
Composer
Apur Sansar (1959)
Movie
5.25
Self
Discorama (1959)
TV
Composer
The Sword and the Flute (1959)
Movie
Composer
Parosh Pathar (1958)
Movie
Composer
A Chairy Tale (1957)
Movie
5.71
Composer
The Flute and the Arrow (1957)
Movie
Composer
Kabuliwala (1957)
Movie
Composer
Aparajito (1956)
Movie
4.75
Music
Pather Panchali (1955)
Movie
5.22
Self
Realm of Sound (1954)
Movie
Self - Sitarist
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Composer
Neecha Nagar (1946)
Movie
Composer
Dharti Ke Lal (1946)
Movie
Composer
Yehudi Menuhin: The Violin of the Century
Movie
Khayal
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1920-04-07
Deathday2012-12-11 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceVaranasi, India
ReligionHinduism
RelationshipsAnnapurna Devi (1941-01-01 - 1961-01-01)
ChildrenNorah Jones, Anoushka Shankar, Shubbo Shankar
SiblingsUday Shankar
CitizenshipsBritish Raj, India
ResidencesVaranasi, India, Encinitas, United States of America
Also Known AsRobindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Tagore Award, Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Banga Bibhushan, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Polar Music Prize, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna, Praemium Imperiale, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Ramon Magsaysay Award
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