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| genre = {{hlist|[[Indian classical music]]|[[jazz]]|[[flamenco]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[Classical music|classical]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Sitarist]]|composer|music director}}
| instrument = [[Sitar]]
| years_active = 2008–present
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'''Asad Khan''' (born 20 August 1982) is an Indian [[Sitar|sitarist]], music composer, and director.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/grammy-nominated-maestro-to-perform-at-monte-festival/articleshow/116411453.cms</ref> He is known for his sitar playing on popular [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] films and being a hereditary musician of the [[Mewati gharana]].<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rajasthani-manganiars-to-play-700-year-old-instrument-kamaycha-at-monte-music-fest/articleshow/117466387.cms</ref>
'''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 Hindi film)|Raavan]]'' (2010), and in the [[Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto|Commonwealth Games theme song]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Debjani |title='I'm lucky that my instrument is a sitar' |website=The Indian Express |date=2012-09-26 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-i-m-lucky-that-my-instrument-is-a-sitar-/1008011/ |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='It's a dream to perform at MSU' - Vadodara News |website=The Times of India |date=2015-03-24 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Its-a-dream-to-perform-at-MSU/articleshow/46672521.cms |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> He has worked as a music director for films including ''[[Beiimaan Love]]'' (2016), ''[[Dongari Ka Raja]]'' (2016), ''[[Sameer (film)|Sameer]]'' (2017), ''[[1921 (2018 film)|1921]]'' (2018), and ''[[Amavas]]'' (2019).▼
==Early life and education==▼
Asad Khan was born "Gulrez Khan" to [[Siraj Khan]], the current khalifa of [[Mewati gharana]]. Khan represents the sixth generation of the Mewati lineage of [[Wahid Khan (Beenkar)]]. He was born in family of sitar players that includes [[Rais Khan]].<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rajasthani-manganiars-to-play-700-year-old-instrument-kamaycha-at-monte-music-fest/articleshow/117466387.cms</ref>
▲==Early life==
▲Born as Gulrez Khan, Asad belongs the 6th generation of the musical tradition of [[Mewati gharana]], a music apprenticeship clan of [[Hindustani Classical Music]] based in the [[Mewat]] region of [[Rajasthan]]. He was born in family of sitar players. Khan studied the sitar under his father, Ustad Siraj Khan.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Juhi |title='Rahman inspired me to experiment' |website=Hindustan Times |date=2012-04-21 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/rahman-inspired-me-to-experiment/story-IB6pOoduWDKCI2B8yk9MNJ.html |access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Asad Khan |website=Label Caravan |url=http://www.labelcaravan.com/spip.php?article157 |access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref>
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An internationally accomplished sitar player,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Sitar Concert at the Indian Embassy in Berlin |website=Berlin Global |date=2015-07-27 |url=http://www.berlinglobal.org/index.php?sitar-concert-at-the-indian-embassy-in-berlin |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> Asad has experimented with [[Indian classical music]] and western genres such as [[jazz]], [[flamenco]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Classical music|classical]].<ref name=":2"/> He has shared the stage with Indian artist [[A. R. Rahman]], and with several western artists including [[Herbie Hancock]], [[India Arie]], [[Ann Marie Calhoun]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Colbie Caillat]] and [[Jamiroquai]]. He has performed at [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Norwegian Radio Orchestra]] and at [[Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg]].<ref name=":4"/><ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Träumen von Bollywood |website=[[Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten]] |url=https://www.pnn.de/kultur/nikolaisaal-potsdam-traeumen-von-bollywood/21801250.html |language=de |access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref> In 2010, he, along with Rahman, performed at the 2010 [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]].<ref name=":3"/> His tracks, "Mausam" and "Escape", in the film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' received well.<ref name=":3"/>
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== Filmography ==
'''As a music director'''
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