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Ali Akbar Khan(1922-2009)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Ali Akbar Khan was born on 14 April 1922 in Shibpur, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Bangladesh]. He was a composer, known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Taking Woodstock (2009) and Jhinder Bandi (1961). He was previously married to Mary Khan. He died on 18 June 2009 in San Anselmo, California, USA.
BornApril 14, 1922
DiedJune 18, 2009(87)
BornApril 14, 1922
DiedJune 18, 2009(87)
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Known for

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Darjeeling Limited
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, "Music")
  • 2007
Taking Woodstock (2009)
Taking Woodstock
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Raga Manj Khamaj")
  • 2009
Soumitra Chatterjee, Arundhati Devi, and Uttam Kumar in Jhinder Bandi (1961)
Jhinder Bandi
7.8
  • Composer
  • 1961
Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Hudson, and Riz Ahmed in The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Raga Misra Mand")
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer

  • Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Early Color Films
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • The Blind Owl (1975)
    The Blind Owl
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Nyayadanda (1963)
    Nyayadanda
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Ustad Alauddin Khan (1963)
    Ustad Alauddin Khan
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1963
  • Shashi Kapoor in The Creation of Woman (1961)
    The Householder
    • Composer (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 1963
  • Soumitra Chatterjee, Arundhati Devi, and Uttam Kumar in Jhinder Bandi (1961)
    Jhinder Bandi
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Kshudhita Pashan (1960)
    Kshudhita Pashan
    • Composer (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 1960
  • The Goddess (1960)
    The Goddess
    • Composer (as Ostad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 1960
  • Shashi Kapoor in The Creation of Woman (1961)
    The Sword and the Flute
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1959
  • The Steel Goddess
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Pathetic Fallacy (1958)
    Pathetic Fallacy
    • Composer (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 1958
  • Antariksha (1957)
    Antariksha
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Aandhiyan (1952)
    Aandhiyan
    • Composer
    • 1952

Music Department

  • Little Buddha (1993)
    Little Buddha
    • composer: additional music
    • 1993
  • Rajdrohi (1966)
    Rajdrohi
    • musical director
    • 1966
  • Shashi Kapoor in The Creation of Woman (1961)
    The Householder
    • composer: additional music
    • 1963
  • Banarasi (1962)
    Banarasi
    • musical director
    • 1962
  • The Goddess (1960)
    The Goddess
    • sarode
    • 1960
  • The Steel Goddess
    • musician: sarod
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Trijama (1956)
    Trijama
    • sarod recital (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 1956
  • 'Ferry' (1954)
    'Ferry'
    • musician: sarod
    • 1954
  • Madhosh (1951)
    Madhosh
    • songs (as Ali Khan)
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Hudson, and Riz Ahmed in The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
    The Reluctant Fundamentalist
    • performer: "Raga Misra Mand"
    • writer: "Raga Misra Mand"
    • 2012
  • Taking Woodstock (2009)
    Taking Woodstock
    • writer: "Raga Manj Khamaj"
    • 2009
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
    The Darjeeling Limited
    • music: "Music" (as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)
    • 2007

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ali Khan
  • Born
    • April 14, 1922
    • Shibpur, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Bangladesh]
  • Died
    • June 18, 2009
    • San Anselmo, California, USA(kidney failure)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Khan? - June 18, 2009 (his death, 11 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    He was the first Indian musician to receive the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 1991.

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