Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar

Born: June 9, 1981
in London, England, UK
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.

Movies for Anoushka Shankar...

Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?
Title: Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2016
Type: Movie
Yehudi Menuhin was the 20th century's greatest violinist. He was a child prodigy but the man behind the violin was harder to know. Endlessly touring and crossing continents and cultures, his contract with EMI was the longest in the history of the music industry. He took classical music out of the concert hall because he believed music was for everyone and had the power to change lives. An impassioned idealist, Yehudi wanted to give more to the world - he became a tireless fighter for humanitarian issues he believed in. In this film, commemorating the 100th year of his birth, family and close friends recall his extraordinary musical life, in which he embraced jazz and Indian ragas as much as Bach, Beethoven and Bartok. And incredible home movies take us on an intimate behind-the-scenes journey from his childhood in California, to meeting gypsies in Romania and travelling to India and beyond.
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Anoushka Shankar: Traveller
Title: Anoushka Shankar: Traveller
Character: Sitar
Released: July 13, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: Oye! It's Friday!
Character: Herself
Released: December 12, 2008
Type: TV
Oye! It's Friday! was an Indian variety talk show on NDTV Imagine hosted by Farhan Akhtar. It featured a new celebrity every week. The show was made up of special performances by dancers and singers, jokes and light-hearted comedy.
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Dance Like a Man
Title: Dance Like a Man
Character: Lata Parekh
Released: May 1, 2004
Type: Movie
A middle-aged couple want their daughter (Anoushka Shankar) to follow in their footsteps and become a dancer.
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Concert for George
Title: Concert for George
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 . Organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne. A benefit for Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation, the all-star concert took place on the day of the first anniversary of his death. Proceeds from the film also went to the Material World Charitable Foundation. The film was shot using discreet cameras from over twelve locations.
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Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
Title: Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
Character: Sitar
Released: August 31, 2001
Type: Movie
Filmed over two years in India and the USA, Mark Kidel's award-winning documentary brings together archive footage spanning seven decades of Ravi Shankar's performing life, and provides a definitive account of the late sitar maestro's unique musical career.
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The Beatles Revolution
Title: The Beatles Revolution
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2000
Type: Movie
A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos, and the idea of rock album as art form. The filmmakers were provided rare, previously unseen footage from the Apple archives, and afforded complete access to their recorded music and film library.
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Title: Gaia Symphony
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 1992
Type: TV
Gaia Symphony is a television series directed by Jin Tatsumura. The series revolves around the Gaia hypothesis. The series has eight episodes. Each episode examines a small number of extraordinary people who somehow relate to the central theme. Some of the people examined are famous people. For example, Jane Goodall and Reinhold Messner. Created originally in the Japanese language, there are English versions available.
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Title: BBC Young Musician
Character: Judge
Released: February 7, 1978
Type: TV
BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.