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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

Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh
Khayal
Khayal
Moments with the Maestro
Moments with the Maestro
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
Raga
Raga
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

Filmography

2018 George Harrison - All Things Pass
as Self
2014 Awake: The Life of Yogananda
as Self
2013 Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India
as Self
2010 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
2003 The Song of the Little Road
as Self
2003 Beatles: The Journey
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
as Sitar
1995 The Beatles Anthology
as Self (archive footage)
1994 Woodstock Diary
as Self
1992 Gaia Symphony
as Self
1987 Khayal
as
1972 The Midnight Special
as Self
1972 The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self
1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1971 Raga
as Self