Asad Khan (sitarist)

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Asad Khan
Birth nameGulrez Khan
Born1982 (age 42–43)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Origin India
Genres
Occupations
Instrument Sitar
Years active2008–present

Asad Khan (born 20 August 1982) is an Indian sitarist, music composer, and director. [1] He is known for his sitar playing on popular Bollywood films and being a hereditary musician of the Mewati gharana. [2]

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Early life and education

Asad Khan was born "Gulrez Khan" to Siraj Khan, the current khalifa of Mewati gharana. Khan represents the sixth generation of the Mewati lineage of Wahid Khan (beenkar). He was born in family of sitar players that includes Rais Khan. [3]

Khan studied sitar with his father, Siraj, and maternal great-uncle, Ghulam Qadir Khan, and is a ganda-bandh disciple of both . [4] [5] [6]

Career

An internationally accomplished sitar player, [4] Asad has experimented with Indian classical music and western genres such as jazz, flamenco, rock and classical. [5] He has shared the stage with Indian artist A. R. Rahman, and with several western artists including Herbie Hancock, India Arie, Ann Marie Calhoun, Barry Manilow, Colbie Caillat and Jamiroquai. He has performed at London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra and at Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. [6] [4] [5] [7] In 2010, he, along with Rahman, performed at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. [8] His tracks, "Mausam" and "Escape", in the film Slumdog Millionaire received well. [8]

Film work

He has worked in the films such as Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Raavan (2010), and in the Commonwealth Games theme song. [8] [9] He has worked as a music director for films including Beiimaan Love (2016), Dongari Ka Raja (2016), Sameer (2017), 1921 (2018), and Amavas (2019).

Filmography

As a music director

YearMovie
2016 Beiimaan Love
Dongari Ka Raja
2017 Sameer
2018 1921
2019 Amavas

As a sitarist

YearSong
2008 Slumdog Millionaire
Jodhaa Akbar
2010 Jhootha Hi Sahi
Raavan
2013 Raanjhanaa
2014 Million Dollar Arm
Queen
2021 Navarasa

Awards and nominations

YearSongAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016"Rang Reza" Mirchi Music Awards Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year Nominated [10]

References

  1. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/grammy-nominated-maestro-to-perform-at-monte-festival/articleshow/116411453.cms
  2. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rajasthani-manganiars-to-play-700-year-old-instrument-kamaycha-at-monte-music-fest/articleshow/117466387.cms
  3. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rajasthani-manganiars-to-play-700-year-old-instrument-kamaycha-at-monte-music-fest/articleshow/117466387.cms
  4. 1 2 3 "Sitar Concert at the Indian Embassy in Berlin". Berlin Global. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Chakraborty, Juhi (21 April 2012). "'Rahman inspired me to experiment'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Asad Khan". Label Caravan. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Träumen von Bollywood". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 Paul, Debjani (26 September 2012). "'I'm lucky that my instrument is a sitar'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "'It's a dream to perform at MSU' - Vadodara News". The Times of India. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Music Mirchi Awards
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