- Indian music burst into mainstream western culture in the 1960s, when The Beatles guitarist George Harrison studied under Ravi Shankar.
- Norwegian Wood by The Beatles is said to be the first western pop song to feature the sitar. Harrison was quickly followed by Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, who used a range of Indian instruments on the band’s 1966 single, Paint It Black.
- More recently Indian music has influenced bands such as Monsoon (Ever So Lonely, 1982), Cornershop (Brimful of Asha, 1997) and Pussycat Dolls, whose track Jai Ho featured in the 2009 oscar-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, set in Mumbai.
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