''Bansuri Guru'' is a 2013
Indian
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documentary film
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about the life of classical instrumentalist
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Early life
Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (officially called Prayagraj) in the ...
. Directed by
Rajeev Chaurasia as his directorial debut, the film is introduced by
Amitabh Bachchan
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.
Production
''Bansuri Guru'' was produced by the Government of India's
Films Division
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and features a series of interviews conducted with Chaurasia and others about the artist,
including shots in
Mumbai
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,
Bhubaneswar
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and
Rotterdam
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.
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Indian documentary films
2013 films
Documentary films about classical music and musicians
Hindustani music
2010s Hindi-language films
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