Asad Khan (sitarist)
Musical artist
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Early life and education
Asad Khan was born "Gulrez Khan" to Siraj Khan, the current khalifa of Mewati gharana. Khan represents the sixth generation of the Mewati lineage of Wahid Khan (beenkar). He was born in family of sitar players that includes Rais Khan.[3]
Khan studied sitar with his father, Siraj, and maternal great-uncle, Ghulam Qadir Khan, and is a ganda-bandh disciple of both .[4][5][6]
Career
An internationally accomplished sitar player,[4] Asad has experimented with Indian classical music and western genres such as jazz, flamenco, rock and classical.[5] He has shared the stage with Indian artist A. R. Rahman, and with several western artists including Herbie Hancock, India Arie, Ann Marie Calhoun, Barry Manilow, Colbie Caillat and Jamiroquai. He has performed at London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra and at Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg.[6][4][5][7] In 2010, he, along with Rahman, performed at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[8] His tracks, "Mausam" and "Escape", in the film Slumdog Millionaire received well.[8]
Film work
He has worked in the films such as Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Raavan (2010), and in the Commonwealth Games theme song.[8][9] He has worked as a music director for films including Beiimaan Love (2016), Dongari Ka Raja (2016), Sameer (2017), 1921 (2018), and Amavas (2019).
Filmography
As a music director
| Year | Movie |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Beiimaan Love |
| Dongari Ka Raja | |
| 2017 | Sameer |
| 2018 | 1921 |
| 2019 | Amavas |
As a sitarist
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire |
| Jodhaa Akbar | |
| 2010 | Jhootha Hi Sahi |
| Raavan | |
| 2013 | Raanjhanaa |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm |
| Queen | |
| 2021 | Navarasa |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Song | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Rang Reza" | Mirchi Music Awards | Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year | Nominated | [10] |