Common musical instruments include the sitar, tabla and sarod. Rikki Fataar&colon; guitar, bass, sitar, tabla, vocals. Exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla are common. Musical instruments include the Harmonium, Sarangi, Kundi, Bansuri, Apang, Khajria, Tabla, Jhanjh, Mandal and Thali. Segments of tabla and sitar provide a change of mood and pace. Other instruments include the dotara, dhol, flute, and tabla. The most common instruments used are the tabla and harmonium. For this solo debut, she was accompanied by tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. The harmonium is commonly accompanied by the tabla as well as a dholak. As a child he learnt tabla, guitar and violin. They didn't missed a beat and sang professionally with "tabla" and harmonium. Boria is also indigenous to Penang, featuring singing accompanied by violin, maracas and tabla. Another famous personality is the tabla maestro Zakir Hussian. Shankar's interplay with Alla Rakha improved appreciation for "tabla" playing in Hindustani classical music. The film features music composed by tabla player Tanmoy Bose.