Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

1920-04-07 Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India] 45 Credits

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.

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The Receptionist

The Receptionist

2023

Music Director

Directing

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

George Harrison - All Things Pass

2018

as Self

Acting

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

Awake: The Life of Yogananda

2014

as Self

6.8
Acting

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

Devathai sonna kavithai

2014

Sound

It is a 2014 Tamil movie

Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

2010

as Self

Acting

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

The Beatles: The Complete Story

2010

as Self (Archive Footage)

8.5
Acting

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

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

2007

as Self

6.4
Acting

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

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

2005

as Self

Acting

Short documentary focused on the background story of the show, including interviews with cast and crew.

Concert for George

Concert for George

2003

as Self

8.1
Acting

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

The Song of the Little Road

2003

as Self

Acting

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

Beatles: The Journey

2003

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

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

Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

2001

as Sitar

6.0
Acting

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

Woodstock Diary

1994

as Self

9.2
Acting

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

Khayal

1987

Acting

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

Genesis

1986

Original Music Composer

5.7

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

Gandhi

1982

Original Music Composer

7.6

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

The Concert for Bangladesh

1972

as Self

7.9
Acting

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

Raga

1971

as Self

Acting

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

Shiraz 70

1970

as Self

Acting

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

Moments with the Maestro

Moments with the Maestro

1970

as Self

Acting

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

Acting

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

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

2.0

Nature documentary, consisting of footage of various animals mating, narrated by naturalists and university professors Lorus J. Milne and Margery Miln...

Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

1968

as Self

7.3
Acting

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

Charly

Charly

1968

Original Music Composer

6.4

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

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Musician, Original Music Composer

5.8

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

Chappaqua

1966

as Sun God

6.9
Acting

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

Chappaqua

1966

Original Music Composer

6.9

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

Swapno Niye

1966

Original Music Composer

Swapna Niye is a 1966 Indian Bengali film, directed by Purnendu Patri.

The Psychedelics

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

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

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga

1964

as Self

Acting

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

Ustad Alauddin Khan

1963

as Self

Acting

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

Megh

Megh

1961

Music

Apur Sansar

Apur Sansar

1959

Original Music Composer

8.1

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

The Sword and the Flute

1959

Music

4.3

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

Kalamati

1958

Music

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

The Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone

1958

Original Music Composer

6.8

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

A Chairy Tale

1957

Music

6.7

An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

Kabuliwala

Kabuliwala

1957

Original Music Composer

5.5

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

Aparajito

1956

Original Music Composer

7.9

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

Pather Panchali

1955

Original Music Composer

7.9

A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.

Neecha Nagar

Neecha Nagar

1946

Original Music Composer

6.0

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

Dharti Ke Lal

1946

Music

Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander