Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Receptionist
2023
Music Director
A hotel receptionist and a flamboyant married businessman start having an illicit affair which ends abruptly. Things take an unexpected turn when she ...

George Harrison - All Things Pass
2018
as Self
George Harrison was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who initially achieved international fame as the lead guitar...

Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014
as Self
An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga...

Devathai sonna kavithai
2014
Sound
It is a 2014 Tamil movie

Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India
2010
as Self
A rare, previously unreleased concert performance of Ravi Shankar's 'Music Festival From India' album recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974. ...

The Beatles: The Complete Story
2010
as Self (Archive Footage)
This remarkable five DVD box set and bonus CD take the viewer on a journey from the early days of the Cavern Club to the worldwide superstardom of Joh...

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
2007
as Self
Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a...

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
as Self
Short documentary focused on the background story of the show, including interviews with cast and crew.

Concert for George
2003
as Self
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 Nov...

The Song of the Little Road
2003
as Self
Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the Lifeti...

Beatles: The Journey
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Utilizing rare archive footage, news reels and unique interviews, this riveting music documentary follows the formation and astonishing rise of the wo...

Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
2001
as Sitar
Filmed over two years in India and the USA, Mark Kidel's award-winning documentary brings together archive footage spanning seven decades of Ravi Shan...

Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self
Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD wit...

Khayal
1987
Here in this film about the Indian classical music, the sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar and the santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma explaining their ...

Genesis
1986
Original Music Composer
This is a simple, straightforward tale about the rise and fall of human civilization that focuses solely on four characters: a farmer (Naseeruddin Sha...

Gandhi
1982
Original Music Composer
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian ...

The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
as Self
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Banglades...

Raga
1971
as Self
A Film Journey to the Soul of India documents the life of sitar master Ravi Shankar in the late 1960s and early 1970s, following him on his return to ...

Shiraz 70
1970
as Self
A short documentary about the 4th Shiraz Arts Festival and its series of performances that took place in September 1970.

Moments with the Maestro
1970
as Self
An abridged version of the film “Ravi Shankar”, a film portrait of the Sitar Maestro, depicting through a series of interviews and recitals his versat...
Yehudi Menuhin, chemin de lumière
1970
Portrait of violin prodigy Yehudi Menuhin: an account of his career, his professional and private life and his profession of faith, inspired by Easter...

Moments with the Maestro
1970
Music
An abridged version of the film “Ravi Shankar”, a film portrait of the Sitar Maestro, depicting through a series of interviews and recitals his versat...
Sex and the Animals
1969
Music
Nature documentary, consisting of footage of various animals mating, narrated by naturalists and university professors Lorus J. Milne and Margery Miln...

Monterey Pop
1968
as Self
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all music...

Charly
1968
Original Music Composer
An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to hi...
Viola
1967
Music
Horror story using stills. Based on the short story by Richard Davis.

Alice in Wonderland
1966
Musician, Original Music Composer
Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It was directed by Jonathan Miller, th...

Chappaqua
1966
as Sun God
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in Sa...

Chappaqua
1966
Original Music Composer
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in Sa...

Swapno Niye
1966
Original Music Composer
Swapna Niye is a 1966 Indian Bengali film, directed by Purnendu Patri.

The Psychedelics
1966
Music
"...I was playing it at the Cinematheque, and it got a lot of word of mouth in town. Everybody liked it because we used this really neat trick to put ...

The Psychedelic Experience
1965
Music
Experimental movie, where a man comes home and experiences LSD. His kaleidoscopic visions follow, with readings inspired by the Tibethan Book of the D...

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
1964
as Self
Ravi Shankar plays the sitar, while members of the Children's Little Theatre Unit of Calcutta dance. Presents a montage of scenes from 20th-century In...

Ustad Alauddin Khan
1963
as Self
Life and disciples of legendary Indian classical musician and teacher, 'Guru' of Pandit Ravishankar, 'Baba' Ustad Alauddin Khan.

Megh
1961
Music

Apur Sansar
1959
Original Music Composer
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wed...

The Sword and the Flute
1959
Music
Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar...

Kalamati
1958
Music
The first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.

The Philosopher's Stone
1958
Original Music Composer
An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film F...

A Chairy Tale
1957
Music
An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

Kabuliwala
1957
Original Music Composer
Rahmat, a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini who remi...

Aparajito
1956
Original Music Composer
Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectua...

Pather Panchali
1955
Original Music Composer
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.

Neecha Nagar
1946
Original Music Composer
Wealthy landlord Sarkar decides to direct all waste into the village to make space for his real estate project. However, the poor villagers agitate ag...

Dharti Ke Lal
1946
Music
Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander