Raza Ali Khan (born on 8 August 1962) is an Indian classical
vocalist
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of the
Patiala gharana
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.
He was formerly married to Indian film and television actress
Neelima Azeem
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Early life
Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar ...
.
Early years
Raza Ali Khan was born in Bombay to Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad
Munawar Ali Khan
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Early life and career
Munawar Ali was born in 1930 in Lahore, ...
, who was the son of The Legendary Ustad
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
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Penaz Masani
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Career
In her career, she has won a number of awards, including the title of 'Shehzadi Tarunnam', by the state government of Uttar Pradesh 1996 and ...
which was released by
Polydor
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, 'Dharkan'. He remained the chief music director of Venus for four years. He also gave music in a Telefilm named Bindia which was produced by Doordarshan and was directed by Uma Vasudeva.
Discography
* Gharana Lineage (NAVRAS Records, London)
* 3 Generations (Gathani Records, Calcutta)
* A Tribute to Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, (Audio Rec, London)
* Homage to Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Raagleela and Shadab released from Venus
* Ustad Raza Ali Khan live in Karachi released by APMC.