Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916 in Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India. He was an actor and composer, known for The Namesake (2006), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Sanadhi Appanna (1977). He died on August 21, 2006 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.