20th-century Indian male singers

Indian playback singer (1924–1980)

Indian actor and politician

Kannada actor (1975–2021)

Indian singer and actor (1929–1987)

Indian singer (1923-1976)

Indian Ghazal singer (1941–2011)

Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor and filmmaker (1926–2011)

Indian music director and singer (born 1960)

Indian Kannada film actor, singer (1929–2006)

Indian actor (1932–2004)

Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films, bringing a new level of music ensemble with his compositions. Burman did his major work with legendary singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi. He also worked extensively with lyricists like Majrooh Sultanpuri, Anand Bakshi and Gulzar, with whom he created some of the most memorable numbers in his career. Nicknamed Pancham, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman and his Bengali lyricist wife Meera Dev Burman.

Indian playback singer and musician from Kerala.

Govardhan Asrani (1 January 1941 – 20 October 2025), known professionally and mononymously as Asrani, was an Indian actor and film director. His career in Indian cinema spanned over five decades, during which he appeared in over 350 Hindi and Gujarati films. Asrani worked in lead, character, comedic, and supporting roles. He is particularly noted for his role as the Jailor in Sholay, caricaturing Hitler, and Amadavad no Rikshavaro and for his appearances in 25 films with Rajesh Khanna as the lead actor between 1972 and 1991.

Indian singer and composer (1906–1975)

Indian singer (1920–1989)

Indian singer (1934–2008)

Indian tabla player (1919–2000)

Indian Carnatic vocalist

Indian music composer and singer

Indian actor

Indian singer and actor (1904–1947)

Indian musician

Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician

Indian film actor and television personality (1961-2021)

Bengali Indian music composer, playback singer and actor (1905–1978)

Indian composer (1944–2015)

Indian singer (1960–1988)

Indian singer (1924–1998)

Pakistani musical band

Pakistani composer (1902–1953)

Indian writer

Indian singer

Indian singer

Indian singer, songwriter and music composer

Indian singer (1915-1998)

Indian actor-musician

Indian musician (1922–1974)

Indian actor (1971–2016)

Indian singer

Indian composer (1914–2003)

Indian musician (1940–2011)

Bollywood singer

Indian singer (1908-2016)

Indian singer

Indian singer

Indian singer

Indian harmonium and tabla player

Indian actor

Indian singer

Indian singer

Indian playback singer

Bengali singer

Indian singer

Indian filmmaker and musician

Indian musician and lyricist (1912–1987)

Indian singer and musician

Indian actor

Nepali folk singer (1895–1946)

Indian composer

Indian actor