Ravi Shankar
Indian sitar player (1920–2012)
Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he was, together with sarod virtuoso Ali Akbar Khan, among the most prominent exponents of Hindustani classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and played a major role in bringing Indian classical music to international audiences. Shankar influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He is also the father of American singer Norah Jones and British-American musician and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1957–1982) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 22 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Gandhi | Richard Attenborough | 181 min | Color & B&W | ||
| 1972 | The Concert For Bangladesh | Apple Films | 140 min | Color | sound | |
| 1970 | Interview | Mrinal Sen | 5 min | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1968 | Monterey pop | Pennebaker Associates | 82 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1968 | Monterey Pop. | D. A. Pennebaker | 2846 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | Apur sansar | (Publisher) | 1:45:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1959 | The Flute And The Arrow | Sucksdorff Arne | 75 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1959 | The World of Apu | adapted, produced, and directed by Satyajit Ray. | 1:15 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1958 | The Flute and the arrow | Films inc. | 78 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1957 | A Chairy tale ▶ | INTL. FILM BUREAU | 10 | 16mm | B&W | sound |