Anoushka Shankar
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.
Acting
Movie
Concert for George
as Self
2003
Movie
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
as Self - Sitar
2026
Movie
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
as Sitar
2001
Movie
Dance Like a Man
as Lata Parekh
2004
Movie
Anoushka Shankar: Traveller
as Sitar
2012
Movie
Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?
as Self
2016
TV
Gaia Symphony
as Self
1992
TV
Oye! It's Friday!
as Herself
2008
TV
BBC Young Musician
as Judge
1978
Movie
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
Crew
TV
A Suitable Boy
Original Music Composer
2020
Movie
Shiraz: A Romance of India
Orchestrator
1928
Movie
Mission Istaanbul
Playback Singer
2008
Movie
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Songs
2026
Movie
An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
Original Music Composer
2019