List of Indian music clans

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^[1]

• Pashupati Bhattacharya (Vocalist and composer)
  • Kumar Sanu (Playback singer, Producer and Music Director. Born Kedarnath Bhattacharjee, son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)
    • Jaan Sanu (Son 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^[1]

Though the Ganguly family is more well known for acting rather than singing, Kishore Kumar is a legend in Indian film music.^[2] His son, Amit Kumar is also a singer.^[3]

• 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 (Kishore Kumar's son from his first wife)
    • Anuradha Patel (Ashok Kumar's granddaughter)
    • Kanwaljit Singh (Anuradha's husband)

The Kumar family^[1]

Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best known music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.

• Gulshan Kumar
• Bhushan Kumar (Son of Gulshan Kumar)
• Tulsi Kumar (Singer, Daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
• Kishan Kumar (Actor, Brother of Gulshan Kumar)

The Lahiri family^[1]

• Bappi Lahiri (Music director and singer)
  • Bappa Lahiri (Music Director. Son of Bappi Lahiri)

The Mukesh family^[1]

Mukesh was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood.

• Mukesh
• Nitin Mukesh (Singer, Son of Mukesh)
• Neil Nitin Mukesh (Actor, Son of Nitin Mukesh & grandson of Mukesh)

The Mangeshkar-Burman family^[1]

• Deenanath Mangeshkar (Musician and Theatre Actor)
• S.D. Burman (Father of R.D. Burman, Music Composer)
  • Lata Mangeshkar (Eldest Daughter, Famous Singer)
  • Hridayanath Mangeshkar (Son, Music Composer/Singer)
  • Asha Bhosle (Daughter, Famous Singer)
  • Meena Mangeshkar (Daughter)
  • Usha Mangeshkar (Daughter, Singer)
  • R.D. Burman (Second husband of Asha, Music Composer)

The Mukherjee family^[1]

• Jahar Mukherjee (Lyricist)
  • Manas Mukherjee (Music Director, Son of Jahar Mukherjee)
    • Shaan (Singer and TV presenter, Son of Manas Mukherjee)
    • Sagarika (Singer, Daughter of Manas Mukherjee)

The Narayan Jha family^[1]

This family belongs to Nepal

• Udit Narayan Jha (Singer)
• Deepa Narayan Jha (Singer, Wife of Udit Narayan)
  • Aditya Narayan Jha (Singer and TV presenter, Son of Udit Narayan)

The Pandit Family^[1]

• 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.

• Shyam Shankar Chowdhury (Impresario, introducing Indian dance and music to Britain. Patriarch of the Shankar family)^[4]
  • Uday Shankar (Dancer and choreographer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)^[5]
  • Amala Shankar (Danseuse. Wife of Uday Shankar)^[6]
    • Ananda Shankar (Musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. Son of Uday and Amala Shankar)^[7]
    • Tanusree Shankar (one of the leading dancers and choreographers of contemporary dance in India. Wife of Ananda Shankar.)^[8]
    • Mamata Shankar (Actress. Daughter of Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar)^[9]
      • Ratul Shankar (Percussionist and actor. Son of Mamata Shankar)^[10][11]
  • Ravi Shankar (Musician and composer. Son of Shyam Shankar Chowdhury)^[12]
  • Annapurna Devi (Surbahar player. Was married to Ravi Shankar)^[13]
    • Shubhendra Shankar (Musician and composer. Son of Ravi Shankar and Annapurna Devi)^[14]
    • Anoushka Shankar (Sitar player and composer. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)^[15]
    • Norah Jones (Singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Daughter of Ravi Shankar)^[16]
    • Joe Wright (Film director. Husband of Anoushka Shankar)^[17]
  • Lakshmi Shankar (Hindustani classical vocalist. Sister-in-law of Ravi Shankar)^[18]
    • Viji Subramaniam (Singer and composer. Daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)^[19]
    • L. Subramaniam (Violinist, composer and conductor. Husband of Viji Shankar)^[20][21][22]
      • Gingger Shankar (Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Grand-daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)^[23]
      • Ambi Subramaniam (Violinist, pianist and singer. Grandson of Lakshmi Shankar)^[24]
      • Bindu Subramaniam (Singer-songwriter and pianist. Grand-daughter of Lakshmi Shankar)^[25]

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