Zila Khan

Zila Khan is an Indian Sufi & Bhakti music, Hindustani classical music singer and a Theatre and Film actress.

She sings Sufi, Bhakti, classical and semi-classical musical forms and is Ustad Vilayat Khan’s daughter. Her Gharana is called Imdadkhani gharana. Zila and her forefathers have five generations of recordings from the time recorded music started in the world. She has acted in Bajirao Mastani a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and also actively acts in theatrical plays like Gauhar. She is a playback singer for Bollywood films and advertisements. Zila stands for 'Freedom in Education and Gender Equality'. She is also a composer and a music director. Zila also produced and directed a documentary called 'Spirit To Soul' on her father Ustad Vilayat Khan. In her singing, she uses the poetry of Ghalib, Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid and Kabir, among others.