[1] He was still quite young when his father Imdad Khan moved to Kolkata from Etawah with his family.
"[2] Wahid Khan, at a very young age, was first initiated into Dhrupad, Khayal and Thumri and then trained extensively on the Sitar and Surbahar, by his father Imdad Khan for many years.
He also performed all over India and received numerous awards and medals from the famous institutions of Tikamgarh, Rewa, Baroda, Mysore, Dhaulpur.
Wahid Khan also appeared in filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s international award-winning film Jalsaghar (The Music Room, 1958) where he performed on the surbahar in one of the scenes.
His brother Enayat Khan was also a noted sitar and a surbahar player.