Dilshad Khan | |
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 Khan in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dilshad Khan |
| Born | 7 August 1941 |
| Origin | Kolkata, India |
| Genres | Khyal, Thumri |
| Occupation | Hindustani classical music |
| Instrument | Vocal |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse | Parveen Sultana |
| Relative: Buddhadev Das Gupta | |
Dilshad Khan is a Hindustani classical singer.
Khan was born in Kolkata. [1] Dilshad is the younger brother of eminent sarod maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta. [2] He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate. [3]
He started learning tabla at the age of four, but later took up singing under the guidance of N.C. Chakravorty, Hidan Banarjee and Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He was inspired by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. After moving permanently to Mumbai, Khan became a disciple of Kirana gharana vocalist Padmashree Faiyaz Ahmed Khan. [4]
Khan is married to classical vocalist, Begum Parveen Sultana. They have a daughter.
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