Ravi Shankar

Personal Info

Birthday

April 7, 1920

Day of Death

2012-12-11

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]

Also Known As

Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury

Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury

Rabi Śaṃkar

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.

Known For

Chappaqua

Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

Filmography

2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass
as Self
2014
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
as Self
2010
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India
as Self
The Beatles: The Complete Story
as Self (Archive Footage)
2007
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
as Self
2005
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
as Self
2003
Concert for George
as Self
The Song of the Little Road
as Self
Beatles: The Journey
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
as Sitar
1994
Woodstock Diary
as Self
1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self
1971
Raga
as Self
1970
Shiraz 70
as Self
Moments with the Maestro
as Self
1968
Monterey Pop
as Self
1966
Chappaqua
as Sun God
1964
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
as Self
1963
Ustad Alauddin Khan
as Self