Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Born
1920-04-07
Place of Birth
Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Ravi Shankar
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass as Self
2014Awake: The Life of Yogananda as Self
2013Cachitos de hierro y cromo as Self (archive footage)
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self (archive footage)
2010Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India as Self
2010The Beatles: The Complete Story as Self (Archive Footage)
2007Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts as Self
2005George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited as Self
2003Concert for George as Self
2003The Song of the Little Road as Self
2003Beatles: The Journey as Self (archive footage)
2001Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds as Sitar
1995The Beatles Anthology as Self (archive footage)
1994Woodstock Diary as Self
1992Gaia Symphony as Self
1987Khayal
1972The Midnight Special as Self
1972The Concert for Bangladesh as Self
1972Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971Raga as Self
1970Shiraz 70 as Self
1970Moments with the Maestro as Self
1970Yehudi Menuhin, chemin de lumière
1968Monterey Pop as Self
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1966Chappaqua as Sun God
1964Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga as Self
1963Ustad Alauddin Khan as Self
1959Discorama as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self