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Bansuri Guru
Bansuri Guru is a 2013 Indian documentary film about the life of classical instrumentalist Hariprasad Chaurasia. Directed by Rajeev Chaurasia as his directorial debut, the film is introduced by Amitabh Bachchan.
Production.
"Bansuri Guru" was produced by the Government of India's Films Division and features a series of interviews conducted with Chaurasia and others about the artist, including shots in Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Rotterdam.
Raghunath got his musical training from his father Gauri Shanker, a shehnai player, and from Dauji Mishra from Varanasi. He was the first person in the family to introduce the art of flute (tripura bansuri and Krishna bansuri) in the family tradition, known until then for shehnai playing.
Raghunath was also known for playing Tripura bansuri and Krishna bansuri.
His techniques have been adopted by his younger brother and disciple Bholanath Prasanna and by Ronu Majumdar.
His disciples include Bholanath Prasanna (guru of Hariprasad Chaurasia)