1982Winner
Best Performance
Gandhi
Ravi Shankar
Actor · Director
Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
April 7, 1920
Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1955Winner
Best Performance
Pather Panchali
1956Winner
Best Performance
Aparajito
Career Highlights
1959Highlight
Best Performance
The World of Apu
1968Highlight
Best Performance
Charly