Asad Khan was born "Gulrez Khan" to
Siraj Khan, the current khalifa of
Mewati gharana. Khan represents the sixth generation of the Mewati lineage of
Wahid Khan (beenkar). He was born in family of sitar players that includes
Rais Khan. Khan studied sitar with his father, Siraj, and maternal great-uncle, Ghulam Qadir Khan, and is a ganda-bandh disciple of both . ==Career==