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 Un nom pour un autre (2006), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Sanadhi Appanna (1977). He died on 21 August 2006 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Known for

Kal Penn in Un nom pour un autre (2006)

Un nom pour un autre

7.5

Soundtrack("Raag Mishra Mel Ki Malhar")

2006

Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959)

Goonj Uthi Shehnai

7.4

Music Department(as Ustad Bismillah Khan, shehnai)

1959

Sanadhi Appanna (1977)

Sanadhi Appanna

8.8

Music Department

1977

Composer

1997

Credits

Actor

Coke Studio @ MTV
6.9
TV Series
- 2013
Sannayi Appanna
- 1980
Tarzan and King Kong
5.6
- Sharmila's Friend (uncredited)
- 1965
Le salon de musique
7.8
- Musician
- 1958

Music Department

Sanadhi Appanna
8.8
- musician
- 1977
Goonj Uthi Shehnai
7.4
- musician: shehnai (as Ustad Bismillah Khan)
- 1959

Composer

Bidroho
- Composer
- 1997

Videos1

The Music Room

Personal details

Official site
- Company Site
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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Trivia
Bismillah Khan is probably world's most famous Shehnai player.

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When did Bismillah Khan die?
August 21, 2006
How did Bismillah Khan die?
Cardiac arrest
How old was Bismillah Khan when he died?
90 years old
Where did Bismillah Khan die?
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
When was Bismillah Khan born?
March 21, 1916

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