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Shujaat Khan was born on 19 May, 1960 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a Shujaat Husain Khan is one the most acclaimed North musicians. Discover Shujaat Khan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
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| Occupation |
composer, musician |
| Age |
63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
19 May, 1960 |
| Birthday |
19 May |
| Birthplace |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Shujaat Khan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 63 years old, Shujaat Khan height not available right now. We will update Shujaat Khan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Shujaat Khan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shujaat Khan worth at the age of 63 years old? Shujaat Khan’s income source is mostly from being a successful composer. He is from India. We have estimated Shujaat Khan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
composer |
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Timeline
Shujaat Husain Khan (born 19 May 1960) is one of the most acclaimed North Indian musicians and sitar players of his generation.
He belongs to the Imdadkhani gharana school of music.
He has recorded over 100 albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album for his work with the band Ghazal with Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor.
He also sings frequently.
His style of sitar playing, known as gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice.
Shujaat Khan's musical career began at the age of three when he began practicing on a specially made small sitar.
By the age of six, he was recognized as a child prodigy and began formal performances.
He had privilege of being influenced by great artists like Ustaad Amir Khan (singer), Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Vidushi Kishori Amonkar and many more.
He has musical pedigree that extends back to seven generations: his grandfather, Ustad Enayat Khan; his great-grandfather, Ustad Imdad Khan; and his great-great-grandfather, Ustad Sahebdad Khan - all leading artists and torchbearers of the Imdadkhani gharana with its roots from Naugaon from Uttar Pradesh, India.
His forefathers lived in Saharanpur, Agra, Itawa, Varanasi, Indore, Kolkata, Gouripur (now in Bangladesh), Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Shimla and Dehradun.
He has a brother, sitarist Hidayat Khan and two sisters Sufi singer, Zila Khan and Yaman Khan.
Shujaat Khan is married to Parveen Khan and their son Azaan is a music composer.
Shujaat Husain Khan gave his first concert at the age of 6 at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
Shujaat Hussain Khan has performed at numerous music festivals in India and has traveled around the world performing in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe.
This includes Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Samaroha, Maitra Mahotsav, etc.
His approach to rhythm is largely intuitive, fresh and spontaneous, always astonishing his audiences.
He is also known for his exceptional voice, which he uses for singing folk songs, including the album Lajo Lajo, as well as poetry, as in Hazaron Khwaishen.
In the summer of 1999, he was the featured soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada.
His collaboration with different genres of music has been a very strong point as is evidenced by the enormously successful Indo-Persian venture, Ghazal.
In January 2000, the Boston Herald listed Shujaat Khan, along with luminaries like Seiji Ozawa and Luciano Pavarotti among the top 25 upcoming cultural events for the year.
He has been invited as visiting faculty at the Dartington School of Music in England, the University of Washington in Seattle, and at UCLA.
He is also known as a fearless collaborator, lately having done wide-ranging concerts with artists as diverse as Karsh Kale to a successful Jugalbandi with pioneer Hindustani vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan.
Their album, The Rain, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2004.
Shujaat Khan was featured in the concerts celebrating India's 60th anniversary of independence in 2007, and performed at the Carnegie Hall, New York City with the Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor Paramount Theater, Seattle, and Meyers Symphony Theater, Dallas.
In a special performance, he also played at the United Nations in the Assembly Hall, Geneva.
His memorable appearances include performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in Los Angeles and Congress Hall in Berlin.
One of the best remembered collaborations of the year 2009-2010 happens to be Melange.
Ustad Shujaat Khan has recently tied up with Inroom Records, a Mumbai-based experimental / fusion label and artist management company, to handle his collaborative work.
He collaborated in 2014 Persian traditional music album Beyond Any Form.
Shujaat Khan has over 100 musical releases on a variety of international labels; and a video called Khandan.
