Asad khan biography

Musical artist

Asad Khan (born ) is an Indian sitarist, music composer and director. He has worked in the films such as Slumdog Millionaire (), Jodhaa Akbar (), Raavan (), and in the Commonwealth Games theme song.^[1][2] He has worked as a music director for films including Beiimaan Love (), Dongari Ka Raja (), Sameer (), (), and Amavas ().

In , he was nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year at the 9th Mirchi Music Awards for the song "Rang Reza" from Hindi film Beiimaan Love.^[3]

Early life

Born as Gulrez Khan, Asad belongs the 6th generation of the musical tradition of Mewati gharana, a music apprenticeship clan of Hindustani Classical Music based in the Mewat region of Rajasthan.

He was born in family of sitar players. Khan studied the sitar under his father, Ustad Siraj Khan.^[4][5][6]

Works

An internationally accomplished sitar player,