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My mother helped bring Indian music to the West: Gingger Shankar

<p>Violinist and vocalist Gingger Shankar plans to remix her mother, classical singer Viji Shankar's old songs, for a documentary</p>

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Gingger Shankar

Gingger Shankar

English actor Alan Rickman knew what he was talking about when he said 'Talent is an accident of genes, and a responsibility'. Gingger Shankar knows exactly what Rickman was getting at. The eldest daughter of violinist L Subramaniam and classical singer Viji Shankar, is also the grandniece of sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Gingger Shankar
Gingger Shankar 

Raised in India and Los Angeles, the vocalist, violinist, and songwriter started performing at the age of 14, and since then has composed music for movies such as Passion of The Christ, The Forbidden Kingdom, Hindi films Katiyabaaz and Monsoon Shootout which premiered at Cannes 2014.

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