Anoushka Shankar

Born: 1981-06-09

Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born June 9, 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer and actor. She performs across multiple genres and styles—classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic. She has received nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian origin to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the ceremony. Daughter of Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and half-sister of award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones, she has released 7 solo studio albums since 1998.


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Concert for George

as Self
Released: 2003-10-03

As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George...

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Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

as Sitar
Released: 2001-08-31

Filmed over two years in India and the USA, Mark Kidel's award-winning documentary brings...

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Dance Like a Man

as Lata Parekh
Released: 2004-05-01

A middle-aged couple want their daughter (Anoushka Shankar) to follow in their footsteps and...

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Anoushka Shankar: Traveller

as Sitar
Released: 2012-07-13

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BBC Young Musician

as Judge
First aired: 1978-02-07

BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The...

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Oye! It's Friday!

as Herself
First aired: 2008-12-12

Oye! It's Friday! was an Indian variety talk show on NDTV Imagine hosted by Farhan Akhtar. It...

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Gaia Symphony

as Self
First aired: 1992-11-17

Gaia Symphony is a television series directed by Jin Tatsumura. The series revolves around the...

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