Asad Khan (sitarist)

Asad Khan
Birth nameGulrez Khan
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
OriginIndia
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Years active2008–present

Asad Khan (born 1982) is an Indian sitarist, music composer and director. He has worked in the films such as Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Raavan (2010), and in the Commonwealth Games theme song.[1][2] He has worked as a music director for films including Beiimaan Love (2016), Dongari Ka Raja (2016), Sameer (2017), 1921 (2018), and Amavas (2019).

In 2016, 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 2016 Hindi film Beiimaan Love.[3]

  1. ^ Paul, Debjani (26 September 2012). "'I'm lucky that my instrument is a sitar'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "'It's a dream to perform at MSU' - Vadodara News". The Times of India. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ Music Mirchi Awards