Hariprasad Chaurasia

Movies

Roots
This documentary explores the rich heritage of Indian classical music and the reasons behind its modern decline in popularity
The Bamboo Flute
Himself
The Bamboo Flute is Kumar Shahani’s cinematic tribute to the flute and its importance to Indian civilisation.
The Valley Recalls, Vol. 2
self
One of the best collection of Indian music-- - The Valley Recalls - Vol.2. Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia live at Nehru Centre, Mumbai on 30th December, 1995. Includes interview with Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia. Track List: Raga Bhupali 1. Alap 17:40, 2. Jod 18:24, 3. Gat in Jhaptaal 19:30, 4. Gat in Teentaal 13:51. Band: Shivkumar Sharma - Santoor, Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute, Anindo Chatterjee - Tabla, Bhawani Shankar - Pakhwaj.
Darr
Original Music Composer
A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?
Chandni
Music
Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.
And There Was A Village
Original Music Composer
In the 1950s a village in Kerala is preparing itself to be included in the nation's electric grid. Things are looking up for villagers and everyone is optimistic about the progress that electrification will bring. However soon some trouble brews starting with petty quarrels on trees being felled for the power lines. A series of unfortunate events follow the electrification as the village comes into terms with rapid modernization.
Jiwans onkel
Music
Three siblings, Jiwan, Dinesh and Rainu grows up in Northern India, knowing their uncle living in Oslo, Norway. Jiwan stats to learn Norwegian, because he hope to follow his uncle to Norway.
Twilight
Music
The protagonist of the film is a young artist (Balachandran Chullikkad) who lives with his father, a radical friend, a sportsman and a music-loving young woman. His world collapses when his father dies, the radical friend leaves him, the sportsman friend gets injured in an accident and has to give up sports and her family takes the woman away to another city.
Silsila
Music
Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy strikes when Shekhar's plane is shot down in Kashmir. Amit feels it to be his obligation to leave the girl he loves and marry his brother's pregnant fiancée instead. But when, by an unexpected turn, Amit and the now also married Chandni meet again, their love for each other proves to be stronger than their marital vows.
27 Down
Music
Sanjay wanted to study art, but his domineering father, an engine-driver in retirement after a crippling injury, insisted that a railway job, with its security, was the best thing for him. So Sanjay ended up as a train conductor, unhappy with the career forced upon him, and the mechanical, meaningless life that he lives. In the course of his duty on the train, he runs into a working girl, Shalini and feels attracted to her. His father hears about his interest in Shalini, strongly disapproves of it and intervenes in Sanjay's life once again. Unable to stand up to his father, Sanjay soon finds himself married to a village girl. Life becomes even more unbearable for Sanjay. He takes to wandering and seeks comfort in drink and brothels. One final chance comes his way to break loose from his shackles and plan a new life with Shalini.