he looked every bit the rockstar he is though ayaan khan didn t act like one the handsome sarod maestro never once long hair nor did he any qualms that s far more laidback than his powerhouse an elder amaan two things were clear all through the 40 odd minutes spent with him his father sarod maestro amjad ali khan is his role model and playing sarod is his passion his and his pastime excerpts you at sadan on saturday how is it like performing in smiles this city runs in the and so does my grandfather ustad haafiz ali khan had his concert at this auditorium father performed here when he was young and i had one my first concerts in this auditorium as for kolkata well parents first met here smiles the city knows how to absorb music was here we had an all night concert once i played then amaan bhai and abba saheb it was one long concert the audience absorbed it all you don t get such a patient audience everywhere it s wonderful to perform here how do you feel has indian classical music evolved over the years see there are no specific guidelines about how you perform classical music written document outlining duration or style so was a when masters performed for the royalty spending hours their singing or skills that looking layman perspective could pretty slowly thanks to like my father ravi shankar and the likes concerts became common indian classical music into a brand itself that came the challenge making appealing to the masses classical performances more crisp and in fact that s what makes or breaks a classical nowadays you may be immensely but you don t know how to connect with your audience there will be few takers for your music take for instance concert we had rohtak right in heart of haryana imagine a hardcore jat listening patiently to a classical laughs but they actually loved it it s what your audience wants that makes the difference so have to improvising to keep interested well improvisation is part and parcel of what we do you can t really plan a concert it happens to you i believe have to be blessed by some divine energy by your your parents to create flawless music on stage the audience the ambience the energy everything comes together to decide what you end up doing that s the