Anoushka Shankar

Biography

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.

Known For

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BBC Young Musician

TV Series1978

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Oye! It's Friday!

TV Series2008

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Concert for George

Movie2003

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Gaia Symphony

TV Series1992

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Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

Movie2026

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Dance Like a Man

Movie2004

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Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

Movie2001

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Anoushka Shankar: Traveller

Movie2012

Filmography