List of Indian music families

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Within the Indian music industry, there is a history of many members of a family over several generations all participating in the music industry. This page lists some of the more well-known such "clans". For Indian film families, see Lists of Indian film clans (For Hindi film families, see List of Hindi film clans).

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The Bhattacharya family [1]

The Sajid–Wajid family

The Ganguly family [1]

Though the Ganguly family is more well known for acting rather than singing, Kishore Kumar is a legend in Indian film music. [2] His son, Amit Kumar is also a singer. [3]

The Kumar family [1]

Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best-known music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.

Ghantasala Family

The Lahiri family [1]

The Mukesh-Mathur family

Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki and Burman extended family

The Malik family

The Mukherjee family [1]

The Narayan Jha family [1]

This family belongs to Nepal

The Pandit Family [1]

The Shankar family

Frequently quoted as India's first family of music, the Shankar family has been in the industry for nearly a century. The family has produced a galaxy of dancers, singers, and stalwarts in various other art forms.

The S. P. Family

The Saluri Family

The Susarla Family

The Thotakura Family

See also

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