Following a phenomenal opening show in Bengaluru, Rishab made his way to Mumbai captivating an audience of over 20,000 at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse including Mika Singh, Tara Sutaria, Mrunal Thakur, Deepika Padukone, Jasleen Royal, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Gauri Khan, Maheep Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Sayani Gupta, and Bhavna Pandey
The concert opened with a calming guided breathing exercise led by Rishab, accompanied by the gentle hum of the tanpura, inviting the audience into a deeply reflective and mindful space
He then performed a rich repertoire of ragas including Bihaag and Kedar, Tilak Kamod and Shyam Kalyan, seamlessly weaving them into the evocative Raag Tilak Shyam
A defining highlight of the night was the Mumbai unveiling of ‘SITARA – The Next-Generation Electric Sitar’, India’s first LED sitar, developed in collaboration with his father, master luthier Sanjay Sharma of the renowned Rikhi Ram lineage
Rishab’s expansive setlist bridged classical depth with contemporary familiarity, featuring original compositions like Shankara, Shiv Kailash, Burning Ghat and Roslyn, alongside dynamic sitar interpretations of popular pieces such as Harry Potter x Game of Thrones, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Zara Zara, and Tumhi Dekho Naa, as well as his Himachali folk single Belua.
The concert, produced by Team Innovation and District by Zomato, concluded with powerful renditions of Chanakya, Kautilya and Tandavam—his interpretation of the Shiv Tandav Stotram, and even sampled a new song Venkateswara as an ode to Lord Krishna
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