# The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

English · Released 1972-03-23

The Concert for Bangladesh is a 1972 English film. Harsh Chhaya and Ravi Shankar appear in it.

Cast: Harsh Chhaya as Sameer, Ravi Shankar as Self

## Storyline
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan, following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide.

## Common questions

### When was The Concert for Bangladesh released?
The Concert for Bangladesh was released on 23 March 1972.

### Who stars in The Concert for Bangladesh?
Harsh Chhaya and Ravi Shankar star in The Concert for Bangladesh.

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