Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, born on April 2, 1902, in Kasur, British India, was an Indian vocalist from the Kasur Patiala Gharana. He began his vocal music training at age five under his uncle Kale Khan and later his father Ali Buksh Khan Kasuri. Khan's career started with compositions by his late father and uncle, blending elements of Dhrupad, Jaipur, and Gwalior styles into his distinctive Patiala-Kasur style. In 1960, he made a significant breakthrough in film music with "Prem Jogan Ban Ke" and "Shubh Din Aayo Raj Dulara" from the movie Mughal-e-Azam. Khan received numerous accolades, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1962) and Padma Bhushan Award (1962). He died on April 23, 1968, in Hyderabad.
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