Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

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Ustad Raza Ali Khan recalls Sandhya Mukherjee's rigorous days of classical music training

The veteran singer took taalim in Hindustani classical music from the legendary Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and his son Ustad Munawar Ali Khan.

Feb 16 2022 — Roushni Sarkar

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Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, the only one who could be Tansen's voice for Mughal-e-Azam

On the 50th death anniversary of one of the greatest Hindustani classical vocalists of all time (he passed into the ages on 23 April 1968), grandson Raza Ali Khan shares some lesser known anecdotes from his life.

Apr 23 2018 — Roushni Sarkar

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K Asif's obsession forced Bade Ghulam Ali to sing for a Hindi film

The director who wouldn't take no for an answer faced an immovable mountain in the venerable ustad from the Patiala gharana. It would have been an impasse but for an outrageous concession from Asif. On Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's 115th birth anniversary, we look at the episode that forced him to break his vow never to sing for films.

Apr 02 2017 — Shriram Iyengar