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'''Ustad Bahadur Khan''' (born '''Bahadur Hossain Khan''', 19 January 1931 – 3 October 1989) was an Indian [[sarod]] player and film score composer.


==Early life and family==
Ustad<ref>The title [[ustad]] refers to the titular prefix ''master'' in the article and is only used at the beginning of this article.</ref> Bahadur Khan, a [[Bengali people|Bengali]], was born in 19 January 1931 in Shibpur, [[Comilla]], [[Bangladesh]], (then [[British India]]). From a musical family, he was the son of the Indian classical musician Ayet Ali Khan and related to sitar player [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pandit-Ravi-Shankar-was-unhappy-as-I-was-drawing-more-applause-Annapurna-Devi/articleshow/41379379.cms|title = Pandit Ravi Shankar was unhappy as I was drawing more applause: Annapurna Devi|date = 1 September 2014|website = indiatimes.com|publisher = Times of India|last = Chowdhury|first = Tathagata Ray}}</ref> Khan first learnt to play the [[sarode]] from his father and his uncle [[Ustad Alauddin Khan|Alauddin Khan]] in [[Maihar]], before he finally settled in [[Calcutta]]. He also practiced vocal music and later collaborated with his cousins [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan|Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Shrimati Annapurna Devi]].

Khan's brothers Abed Hossain Khan and Mobarak Hossain Khan were also musicians and based in Bangladesh,<ref>Brahmanbaria, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307070339/http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2006/12/01/cover.htm Great Ustad Ayet Ali Khan]", The Daily Star Insight, 2006, (archived, 23 November 2014)</ref> and were the recipients from the [[Government of Bangladesh]] for their contributions to classical music.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm|title = Upholding a legacy in music|date = 27 April 2006|website = thedailystar.net|publisher = The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|last = Charanji|first = Kavita}}</ref> Bahadur Khan is the father of sitar player [[Kirit Khan]], who died in 2006. One of his better-known students is the sarod player [[Tejendra Majumdar|Tejendra Narayan Majumdar]].

He died on 3 October 1989 in [[Calcutta]], India. His eldest son Bidyut Khan continues to perform the sarod around the world.<ref name=":0">[http://www.itcsra.org/treasures/treasure_past.asp?id=10 Listing] on itcsra.org for Bahadur Khan, (accessed 23 November 2014).</ref>

==Music and film==
Khan was a regular performer at the [[All India Radio]], [[Radio Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh Betar|Radio Bangladesh]]. He composed and directed music for many films by the legendary Indian filmmaker [[Ritwik Ghatak]] and featured in the following:<ref>Ritwik Ghatak [http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f3e8ec0 listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924210615/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f3e8ec0 |date=24 September 2015 }} on the BFI.com website (accessed 23 November 2014).</ref>

*''[[Subarnarekha (1962 film)|Subarnarekha]] (The Golden Line)''.<ref>Listing of the film ''Subarnarekha'' (accessed 23 November 2014).</ref>
*''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara]] (The Cloud-clapped Star)''
*''[[Komal Gandhar]] (E Flat)''
*''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]] (Reason, Debate and A Story)''
*''[[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam]] (A River Named Titash)''
*''Nagarik (The Citizen)''
*''Shwet Mayur (White Peacock)''
*''Yekhane Dariye (Where I Am Standing)''
*''Trisandhyay (Three Twilights)''
*''Notun Pata (New Leaf)''
*''[[Garm Hava]]'' (Hot Winds, 1973)

==Teaching==
Khan was a reputed teacher, and a faculty member for six months at the [[Ali Akbar College of Music]] in [[California]], USA, where he taught [[Indian classical music]].<ref>[http://www.aacm.org/school_faculty.html Listing] on the faculty page of Ali Akbar College of Music</ref><ref>Jan Haag, [http://janhaag.com/MUaakaa.html Ali Akbar Khan, an appreciation], 2000 (accessed 23 November 2014).</ref> His students include his son Bidyut Khan, nephew [[Shahadat Hossain Khan]], Tejendranarayan Majumdar,<ref name=":0" /> [[Kalyan Mukherjea|Kalyan Mukherjee]], [http://www.monojshankar.com/ Monoj Shankar] and his nephew [[Khurshid Khan (musician)|Khurshid Khan]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Every year, a one-day music festival takes place commemorating the death anniversary of the Khan in [[Calcutta]], organized by the "Ustad Bahadur Khan Music Circle".{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} In [[Bangladesh]], his legacy is continued through the "Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Sangeet Niketon" (Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Memorial School of Music) - a music school in memory of his father Ayet Ali Khan - at their native village [[Shibpur]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0451333}}
* [http://www.ustadbidyutkhan.blogspot.com/ Bidyut Khan's blog]
* [http://www.kalyanmsarode.com Kalyan Mukherjee's Homepage]
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm Shahdat Hossain Khan's review]
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/subarnarekha.html Review of the film ''Subarnarekha'']
* [http://www.aacm.org Home Page of Ali Akbar College of Music]

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