Anoushka Shankar was born on the 9th June 1981 in London. At the age of
nine, Anoushka began training on the sitar with her father, Ravi
Shankar, and by the age of thirteen was giving her first public
performances. Her first album, Anoushka, was released in 1998 and she
has since released a further five studio albums. She is working on a
new album, due for release in autumn 2011.
In 2003, Anoushka played the sitar and conducted the performances in
Concert for George, a concert documentary commemorating the first
anniversary of the passing of George Harrison. 2004 saw the release of
Ancient Marks, a unique short film by Ethan Boehme, for which Anoushka
composed and recorded the soundtrack. In the same year, she earned a
Best Supporting Actress nomination from India's National Film Awards
for her debut acting role in Dance Like a Man. She also played the
sitar on the soundtrack to the 2006 film Water.
She divides her time between London, Delhi and California. In 2010,
Anoushka married the British director Joe Wright, and is expecting
their first child in spring 2011.
Saturday Night Live(1975)as Guest Musician
Gorillaz ft. Tony Allen, Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, Anoushka Shankar: The Hardest Thing/Orange County(2026)
Stop Crying Your Heart Out (BBC Radio 2 Allstars)(2020)
Phir Mile Sur(2010)as Anoushka Shankar
Dance Like a Man(2004)as Lata Parekh
Gorillaz: The Mountain, the Moon Cave and the Sad God(2026)
Never Forget Tibet(2022)
The Wanderlust of Apu(2021)
A Suitable Boy(2020)
Sacred: Angkor Wat(2006)
Darkest Hour(2017)
Hanna(2011)
Diary of a Fleeting Affair(2022)
Awake: The Life of Yogananda(2014)
Die Harald Schmidt Show(2011)
Anna Karenina(2012)
The Graham Norton Show(2007)as Self - Performer
How I Masaba(2022)as Self - Guest
Stern Grove - Best of the Fest(2020)as Self
Rock Disco Tabla(2019)as Anoushka Shankar
Front Row(2017)as Self
