List of Indian music families
Within the Indian music industry, there is a history of many members of a family over several generations all participating in the music industry. This page lists some of the more well-known such "clans". For Indian film families, see Lists of Indian film clans (For Hindi film families, see List of Hindi film clans).
The Bhattacharya family[1]
- Pashupati Bhattacharya (Vocalist and composer)
- Kumar Sanu (Playback singer, Producer and Music Director. Born Kedarnath Bhattacharjee, son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)
- Jaan Sanu (Son of Kumar Sanu)
- Kumar Sanu (Playback singer, Producer and Music Director. Born Kedarnath Bhattacharjee, son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)
The Sajid–Wajid family
- Sajid–Wajid (cousins of singer Salma Agha and uncles of Sasha Agha)
- Salma Agha (mother of Sasha Agha and cousin of Sajid-Wajid)
- Sasha Agha (daughter of Salma Agha and niece of Sajid-Wajid)
- Salma Agha (mother of Sasha Agha and cousin of Sajid-Wajid)
The Ganguly family[1]
Though the Ganguly family is more well known for acting rather than singing, Kishore Kumar is a legend in Indian film music.[2] His son, Amit Kumar is also a singer.[3]
- Ashok Kumar
- Kishore Kumar
- Anoop Kumar
- Ruma Guha Thakurta (Kishore Kumar's first wife)
- Madhubala (Kishore Kumar's second wife)
- Yogita Bali (Kishore Kumar's third wife)
- Leena Chandavarkar (Kishore Kumar's fourth wife)
- Preeti Ganguly (Ashok Kumar's daughter)
- Deven Verma (Ashok Kumar's son in law via marriage to elder daughter Rupa Ganguly)
- Amit Kumar (Kishore Kumar's son from his first wife)
- Anuradha Patel (Ashok Kumar's granddaughter)
- Kanwaljit Singh (Anuradha's husband)
The Kumar family[1]
Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best known music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.
- Gulshan Kumar
- Bhushan Kumar (Son of Gulshan Kumar)
- Tulsi Kumar (Singer, Daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
- Kishan Kumar (Actor, Brother of Gulshan Kumar)
The Lahiri family[1]
- Bappi Lahiri (Music director and singer)
- Bappa Lahiri (Music Director. Son of Bappi Lahiri)
The Mukesh family[1]
Mukesh was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood.
- Mukesh
- Nitin Mukesh (Singer, Son of Mukesh)
- Neil Nitin Mukesh (Actor, Son of Nitin Mukesh & grandson of Mukesh)
The Mangeshkar-Burman family[1]
- Deenanath Mangeshkar (Musician and Theatre Actor)
- S.D. Burman (Father of R.D. Burman, Music Composer)
- Lata Mangeshkar (Eldest Daughter, Famous Singer)
- Hridayanath Mangeshkar (Son, Music Composer/Singer)
- Asha Bhosle (Daughter, Famous Singer)
- Meena Mangeshkar (Daughter)
- Usha Mangeshkar (Daughter, Singer)
- R.D. Burman (Second husband of Asha, Music Composer)
The Mukherjee family[1]
- Jahar Mukherjee (Lyricist)
- Manas Mukherjee (Music Director, Son of Jahar Mukherjee)
The Narayan Jha family[1]
This family belongs to Nepal
- Udit Narayan Jha (Singer)
- Deepa Narayan Jha (Singer, Wife of Udit Narayan)
- Aditya Narayan Jha (Singer and TV presenter, Son of Udit Narayan)
The Pandit Family[1]
- Jatin Pandit (Composer)
- Lalit Pandit (Composer. Younger brother of Jatin Pandit)
- Sulakshana Pandit (Playback singer and actress. Sister of Jatin and Lalit Pandit)
- Vijayta Pandit (Actress and playback singer. Sister of Jatin and Lalit Pandit)
- Aadesh Srivastav (Composer and singer. Husband of Vijayta Pandit
- Shweta Pandit (Singer. Niece of Jatin Pandit)
- Shraddha Pandit (Singer. Niece of Jatin Pandit)
The Shankar family
Frequently quoted as India's first family of music, the Shankar family have been in the industry for nearly a century. The family has produced a galaxy of dancers, singers, and stalwarts in various other art forms.
- Shyam Shankar Chowdhury (Impresario, introducing Indian dance and music to Britain. Patriarch of the Shankar family)[4]
- Uday Shankar (Dancer and choreographer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)[5]
- Amala Shankar (Danseuse. Wife of Uday Shankar)[6]
- Ananda Shankar (Musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. Son of Uday and Amala Shankar)[7]
- Tanusree Shankar (one of the leading dancers and choreographers of contemporary dance in India. Wife of Ananda Shankar.)[8]
- Mamata Shankar (Actress. Daughter of Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar)[9]
- Ratul Shankar (Percussionist and actor. Son of Mamata Shankar)[10][11]
- Ravi Shankar (Musician and composer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)[12]
- Annapurna Devi (Surbahar player. Was married to Ravi Shankar)[13]
- Shubhendra Shankar (Musician and composer. Son of Ravi Shankar and Annapurna Devi)[14]
- Anoushka Shankar (Sitar player and composer. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)[15]
- Norah Jones (Singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)[16]
- Joe Wright (Film director. Husband of Anoushka Shankar)[17]
- Lakshmi Shankar (Hindustani classical vocalist. Sister-in-law of Ravi Shankar)[18]
- Viji Subramaniam (Singer and composer. Daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)[19]
- L. Subramaniam (Violinist, composer and conductor. Husband of Viji Shankar)[20][21][22]
- Gingger Shankar (Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Grand-daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)[23]
- Ambi Subramaniam (Violinist, pianist and singer. Grandson of Lakshmi Shankar)[24]
- Bindu Subramaniam (Singer-songwriter and pianist. Grand-daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)[25]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i List of Hindi film clans
- ^ Kishore Kumar
- ^ Amit Kumar
- ^ Uday Shankar#Early life and education
- ^ Uday Shankar
- ^ Amala Shankar
- ^ Ananda Shankar
- ^ Tanusree Shankar
- ^ Mamata Shankar
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-13/news-and-interviews/28294922_1_dance-instruments-folk-orchestra
- ^ http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1136227/
- ^ Ravi Shankar
- ^ Annapurna Devi
- ^ Shubhendra Shankar
- ^ Anoushka Shankar
- ^ Norah Jones
- ^ Joe Wright
- ^ Lakshmi Shankar
- ^ Viji Subramaniam
- ^ http://www.webindia123.com/music/musicians/Subramaniam.htm
- ^ http://www.mamatashankardancecompany.org/familytree.htm
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-13/food/fo-261_1_south-indian-dishes
- ^ Gingger Shankar
- ^ Ambi Subramaniam
- ^ Bindu Subramaniam