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Bismillah Khan(1916-2006)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Bismillah Khan was born on 21 March 1916 in Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India. He was an actor and composer, known for The Namesake (2006), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Sanadhi Appanna (1977). He died on 21 August 2006 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
BornMarch 21, 1916
DiedAugust 21, 2006(90)
BornMarch 21, 1916
DiedAugust 21, 2006(90)
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Known for

Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)
The Namesake
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Raag Mishra Mel Ki Malhar")
  • 2006
Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959)
Goonj Uthi Shehnai
7.5
  • Music Department(as Ustad Bismillah Khan, shehnai)
  • 1959
Sanadhi Appanna (1977)
Sanadhi Appanna
8.8
  • Music Department
  • 1977
Bidroho
  • Composer
  • 1997

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Actor

  • Episode #1.1 (2011)
    Coke Studio @ MTV
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 2013
  • Sobhan Babu and Jaya Prada in Sannayi Appanna (1980)
    Sannayi Appanna
    • 1980
  • Tarzan and King Kong (1965)
    Tarzan and King Kong
    5.6
    • Sharmila's Friend (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • The Music Room (1958)
    The Music Room
    7.9
    • Musician
    • 1958

Music Department

  • Sanadhi Appanna (1977)
    Sanadhi Appanna
    8.8
    • musician
    • 1977
  • Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959)
    Goonj Uthi Shehnai
    7.5
    • musician: shehnai (as Ustad Bismillah Khan)
    • 1959

Composer

  • Bidroho
    • Composer
    • 1997

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The Music Room
Trailer 1:42
The Music Room

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  • Alternative name
    • Ustad Bismillah Khan
  • Born
    • March 21, 1916
    • Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
  • Died
    • August 21, 2006
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • ?? - August 21, 2006 (his death, 8 children)

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    Bismillah Khan is probably world's most famous Shehnai player.

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