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Within the Indian music industry, there is a history of many members of a family over several generations all participating in the music industry. This page lists some of the more well-known such "clans". For Indian film families, see [[Lists of Indian film clans]] (For Hindi film families, see [[List of Hindi film clans]]).

== The Bhattacharya family<ref name="en.wikipedia">[[List of Hindi film clans]]</ref> ==
* [[Kumar Sanu#Early life|Pashupati Bhattacharya]] (Vocalist and composer)
** [[Kumar Sanu]] (Playback singer, Producer and music director. Born Kedarnath Bhattacharjee, son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)
*** [[Shannon K]] (American singer-songwriter, daughter of Kumar Sanu)

==The Sajid–Wajid family==
* [[Sajid–Wajid]] (cousins of singer Salma Agha and uncles of Sasha Agha)
** [[Salma Agha]] (mother of Sasha Agha and cousin of Sajid-Wajid)
*** Sasha Agha (daughter of Salma Agha and niece of Sajid-Wajid)

== The Ganguly family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
{{main|Ganguly family}}
Though the Ganguly family is more well known for acting rather than singing, [[Kishore Kumar]] is a legend in Indian film music.<ref>[[Kishore Kumar]]</ref> His son, [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] is also a singer.<ref>[[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]</ref>

* [[Ashok Kumar]]
* [[Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Anoop Kumar]]
* [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]] (Kishore Kumar's first wife)
* [[Madhubala]] (Kishore Kumar's second wife)
* [[Yogita Bali]] (Kishore Kumar's third wife)
* [[Leena Chandavarkar]] (Kishore Kumar's fourth wife)
** [[Preeti Ganguly]] (Ashok Kumar's daughter)
** [[Deven Verma]] (Ashok Kumar's son in law via marriage to elder daughter Rupa Ganguly)
** [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] (Kishore Kumar's son from his first wife)
*** [[Anuradha Patel]] (Ashok Kumar's granddaughter)
*** [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] (Anuradha's husband)

== The Kumar family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best known music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.
* [[Amit Kumar]] (singer, son of Kishore Kumar)
* [[Gulshan Kumar]] (founder of T-Series)
* Sudesh Kumari Dua (wife of Gulshan Kumar)
* [[Bhushan Kumar]] (son of Gulshan Kumar and present producer, chairman, and managing director of T-Series)
* [[Divya Khosla Kumar]] (actress, director, and wife of Bhushan Kumar)
* [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] (actor, brother of Gulshan Kumar, nephew of Bhushan Kumar and another present producer of T-Series)
* [[Tanya Singh|Tanya Dua]], (actress and wife of Krishan Kumar)
* [[Tulsi Kumar]] (Singer, Daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
* Khushali Kumar (Daughter of Gulshan Kumar and another singer)

==Ghantasala Family ==
*[[S. Thaman|Ghantasala Sai Srinivas]], widely known as S. Thaman, [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/yuvan-and-thaman-team-up-again-for-'adhyaayam'/276400-8.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150413205747/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/yuvan-and-thaman-team-up-again-for-'adhyaayam'/276400-8.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-04-13 |title=Yuvan and Thaman team up again for 'Adhyaayam' - IBNLive |website=Ibnlive.in.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raagalahari.com/news/16807/thaman-hits-fastest-half-century-in-music-history.aspx |title=Thaman to complete 50th film with Aagadu |website=Raagalahari.com |date=2013-06-17 |accessdate=2016-01-20}}</ref>
*[[Ghantasala Balaramayya]] Grandfather to [[S. Thaman]]
*Ghantasala Siva Kumar, Composer and drummer, son of [[Ghantasala Balaramayya]]
*Ghantasala Savitri, Playback singer, wife of Ghantasala Siva Kumar, mother to S. Thaman
*Ghantasala Sri Vardhini, Playback singer, wife of S. Thaman <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ap7am.com/lv-40210-studio-n-exclusive-interview-with-music-director-thaman-s.html |title=AP 7am |publisher=AP 7am |date=2015-04-23 |accessdate=2016-01-20}}</ref>
*B. Vasantha, Playback singer, Aunt of S. Thaman.

== The Lahiri family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
* [[Bappi Lahiri]] (music director and singer)
** Bappa Lahiri (music director. Son of Bappi Lahiri)

== The Mukesh-Mathur family==
* [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh Chand Mathur]] (singer) + Sarla Trivedi Raichand
**Rita Mukesh (daughter of Mukesh)
** [[Nitin Mukesh]] (singer – son of Mukesh)
*** [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]] (actor – son of Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh) + Rukmini Sahay
**** Nurvi Neil Mukesh (daughter of Neil and great-granddaughter of Mukesh)
**Nalini Mukesh (daughter of Mukesh)
**Mohnish Mukesh (son of Mukesh)
**Namrata (Amrita) Mukesh (daughter of Mukesh)
<gallery class="center">
Mukesh Indian Singer.jpg|[[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
File:NitinMukesh.jpg|[[Nitin Mukesh]]
File:Neil Nitin Mukesh at the Volkswagen event.jpg|[[Neil Nitin Mukesh]]
</gallery>

==Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki and Burman extended family==
*Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki) + Yesubai Rane
** [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]] (''né'' Hardikar) (musician and theatre actor - son of Yesubai and Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki))
*** [[Lata Mangeshkar]] (singer – eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
*** [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]] (music composer and singer – son of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
*** [[Meena Khadikar]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
*** [[Usha Mangeshkar]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar)
*** [[Asha Bhosle]] (singer – daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar) + Ganpatrao Bhosle (first husband of Asha Bhosle) and [[R. D. Burman]] (composer – second husband of Asha Bhosle and son of [[S. D. Burman]], grandson of [[Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman]], and great-grandson of [[Ishan Chandra Manikya]])
****Hemant Bhosle (son of Asha and Ganpatrao Bhosle)
****[[Varsha Bhosle]] (daughter of Asha and Ganpatrao Bhosle)
****Anand Bhosle (son of Asha and Ganpatrao Bhosle)
** Balwantrao Abhisheki (vocalist - son of Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), Deenanath Mangeshkar's half-brother and student)
*** [[Jitendra Abhisheki]] (musician - son of Balwantrao Abhisheki, half-cousin to the Mangeshkar siblings)
**** [[Shounak Abhisheki]] (vocalist, composer and son of Jitendra Abhisheki)
** Krishnarao Kolhapure (musician - son-in-law of Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), husband of Deenanath Mangeshkar and Balwantrao Abisheki's sister)
*** Pandharinath Kolhapure - musician – son of Krishnarao Kolhapure. His mother was half-sister of Deenanath Mangeshkar.
**** [[Padmini Kolhapure]] (actress – middle daughter of Pandharinath Kolhapure)
**** [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]] (actress – youngest daughter of Pandharinath Kolhapure)
**** Shivangi Kapoor (oldest daughter of Pandharinath Kolhapure) + [[Shakti Kapoor]] (actor – husband of Shivangi, elder sister of Padmini and Tejaswini)
***** [[Siddhanth Kapoor]] (actor – son of Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor)
***** [[Shraddha Kapoor]] (actress, singer, designer, lyricist – daughter of Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor)
<gallery class="center">
File:Dinanath Mangeshkar.jpg|[[Deenanath Mangeshkar]]
File:Lata.Mangeshkar.jpg|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
File:RDBurman and Asha Bhosle MI'81.JPG|[[Asha Bhosle]] and [[R.D. Burman]]
File:PadminiKolhapure.jpg|[[Padmini Kolhapure]]
File:Shraddha Kapoor promoting Street Dancer 3D.jpg|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]
File:Shounak Abhisheki singing in Vasantotsav 2011.jpg|[[Shounak Abhisheki]]
</gallery>

==The Malik family==
* [[Sardar Malik]] (Father of Anu Mailk)
* [[Anu Malik]] (Brother of Daboo Malik)
* [[Anmol Malik]] (Daughter of Anu Mailk)
* [[Daboo Malik]] (Brother of Anu Malik)
* [[Amaal Malik]] (Son of Daboo Malik)
* [[Armaan Malik]] (Son of Daboo Malik)

== The Mukherjee family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
*[[Jahar Mukherjee]] (Lyricist)
**[[Manas Mukherjee]] (music director, Son of Jahar Mukherjee)
***[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] (Singer, Actor and TV presenter, Son of Manas Mukherjee)
***[[Sagarika]] (Singer and Actress Daughter of Manas Mukherjee)

== The Narayan Jha family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
This family belongs to [[Nepal]]
*[[Udit Narayan|Udit Narayan Jha]] (Singer)
*[[Deepa Narayan Jha]] (Singer, Wife of Udit Narayan)
**[[Aditya Narayan|Aditya Narayan Jha]] (Singer and TV presenter, Son of Udit Narayan)

== The Pandit Family<ref name="en.wikipedia" /> ==
* [[Jatin Pandit]] (Composer)
* [[Lalit Pandit]] (Composer. Younger brother of Jatin Pandit)
* [[Sulakshana Pandit]] (Playback singer and actress. Sister of Jatin and Lalit Pandit)
* [[Vijayta Pandit]] (Actress and playback singer. Sister of Jatin and Lalit Pandit)
* [[Aadesh Srivastav]] (Composer and singer. Husband of Vijayta Pandit
* [[Shweta Pandit]] (Singer. Niece of Jatin Pandit)
* [[Shraddha Pandit]] (Singer. Niece of Jatin Pandit)

==The Shankar family==
Frequently quoted as India's first family of music, the Shankar family have been in the industry for nearly a century. The family has produced a galaxy of dancers, singers, and stalwarts in various other art forms.

* [[Uday Shankar#Early life and education|Shyam Shankar Chowdhury]] (Impresario, introducing Indian dance and music to Britain. Patriarch of the Shankar family)<ref>[[Uday Shankar#Early life and education]]</ref>
** [[Uday Shankar]] (Dancer and choreographer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)<ref>[[Uday Shankar]]</ref>
** [[Amala Shankar]] (Danseuse. Wife of Uday Shankar)<ref>[[Amala Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Ananda Shankar]] (Musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. Son of Uday and Amala Shankar)<ref>[[Ananda Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Tanusree Shankar]] (one of the leading dancers and choreographers of contemporary dance in India. Wife of Ananda Shankar.)<ref>[[Tanusree Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Mamata Shankar]] (Actress. Daughter of Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar)<ref>[[Mamata Shankar]]</ref>
**** [[Ratul Shankar]] (Percussionist and actor. Son of Mamata Shankar)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131101211833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-13/news-and-interviews/28294922_1_dance-instruments-folk-orchestra ]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1136227/|title=Ratul Shankar Ghosh - IMDbPro|website=pro.imdb.com|accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>
** [[Ravi Shankar]] (Musician and composer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)<ref>[[Ravi Shankar]]</ref>
** [[Annapurna Devi]] ([[Surbahar]] player. Was married to Ravi Shankar)<ref>[[Annapurna Devi]]</ref>
*** [[Shubhendra Shankar]] (Musician and composer. Son of Ravi Shankar and Annapurna Devi)<ref>[[Shubhendra Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Anoushka Shankar]] (Sitar player and composer. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)<ref>[[Anoushka Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Norah Jones]] (Singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)<ref>[[Norah Jones]]</ref>
*** [[Joe Wright]] (Film director. Husband of Anoushka Shankar)<ref>[[Joe Wright]]</ref>
** [[Lakshmi Shankar]] (Hindustani classical vocalist. Sister-in-law of Ravi Shankar)<ref>[[Lakshmi Shankar]]</ref>
*** [[Viji Subramaniam]] (Singer and composer. Daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)<ref>[[Viji Subramaniam]]</ref>
*** [[L. Subramaniam]] (Violinist, composer and conductor. Husband of Viji Shankar)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/music/musicians/Subramaniam.htm|title=Dr.L.Subramaniam- Violinist - composer- music- Instrumentalist|publisher=|accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mamatashankardancecompany.org/familytree.htm|title=Mamata Shankar|website=www.mamatashankardancecompany.org|accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-13/food/fo-261_1_south-indian-dishes|title=A Vegetarian Meal Spiced With Tastes of India : Ethnic cuisine: A menu of South Indian dishes favors steamed and lightly sauteed dishes utilizing traditional flavorings.|first=BARBARA|last=HANSEN|date=13 September 1990|publisher=|accessdate=10 August 2018|via=LA Times}}</ref>
**** [[Gingger Shankar]] (Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Granddaughter of Lakshmi Shankar)<ref>[[Gingger Shankar]]</ref>
**** [[Ambi Subramaniam]] (Violinist, pianist and singer. Grandson of Lakshmi Shankar)<ref>[[Ambi Subramaniam]]</ref>
**** [[Bindu Subramaniam]] (Singer-songwriter and pianist. Granddaughter of Lakshmi Shankar)<ref>[[Bindu Subramaniam]]</ref>

==The S. P. Family ==
*[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], playback singer, [[Music composer|composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=21181|title=Pehla Pehla Pyar by S.P. Balasubramaniam Songfacts}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/08/stories/2008080850380200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822141417/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/08/stories/2008080850380200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2008 |title=Friday Review Hyderabad / Events : The stars shimmered bright |date=8 August 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref>
*[[S. P. B. Charan]], playback singer; son of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
*[[S. P. Sailaja]], playback singer; sister of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

==The Saluri Family ==
*[[S. Rajeswara Rao]], [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/in-a-different-league/article5931863.ece|title=In a different league|work=The Hindu|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[Saluri Koteswara Rao]], widely known as Koti, [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of S. Rajeswara Rao.
*Roshan Saluri, [[Music composer|composer]], singer-songwriter, actor, son of Saluri Koteswara Rao.

==The Susarla Family ==
*Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Sr. [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, and music producer.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1434815.ece|title=Melodious tribute|date=11 July 2008|publisher=|via=The Hindu}}</ref>
*Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]] Sr.
*[[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]] Sastry Jr. [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry.<ref name="thehindu.com"/>

==The Thotakura Family ==
*[[T. V. Raju]] [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.<ref name="web.archive.org">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616055252/http://www.ap7am.com/ap7am_show_detail_videos.php?newsid=32394 Raj–Koti Reunited : Special Live show | ap7am]</ref>
*[[Raj–Koti|Thotakura Somaraju]] widely known as [[Raj–Koti]], [[Music composer|composer]], multi instrumentalist, [[Conducting|conductor]] singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of [[T. V. Raju]].<ref name="web.archive.org"/>

==See also==
* [[Bollywood content lists]]

==References==
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