Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan

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A brief biography

Bella Jaisinghani, January 18, 2021: The Times of India

Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
From: Bella Jaisinghani, January 18, 2021: The Times of India

Legendary classical vocalist Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan mentored leading singers of the Hindi film industry from Lata Mangeshkar to Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Hariharan and Sonu Nigam.

The Ustad was a renowned vocalist of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Born March 3, 1931, he hailed from Badaun in UP and arrived in Mumbai at age 29 in 1960. Khan received a state funeral at Santacruz Qabrastan around 7.30pm. A Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Nigam, Shaan and TV producerdirector Gajendra Singh were among those who attended last rites.

During his lifetime, Khan was presented all three Padma awards as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar. He sang for a few movies too, notably the Raagmala in ‘Umrao Jaan’, Mrinal Sen’s ‘Bhuvan Shome’ and ‘Badnaam Basti’. He enacted the part of Baiju Bawra for the German film ‘Rainmaker’. He lent his voice to no less than 70 documentaries made by the Films Division.