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Samta Prasad

Indian musician

  • Fame44.7
  • Momentum3.4
  • Wikipedia500
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1921–1994, aged 73India
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  • Wikipedia
    9 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1921–1994
    Aged 73
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-23

Samta Prasad was an Indian classical musician and tabla player from the Benares gharana. He played tabla in many Hindi films including, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) and Sholay (1975), and film music composers Rahul Dev Burman and Bappi Lahiri were his disciples.

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44.7
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Momentum3.4
Historical7.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness55.0
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