sound

• harmonium

  brought to india by british. Big version of harmonica (lower pitch). Party music.
• dotara (Bengali lute)

  folk, bumpy/ stringy music- sound of tight guitar strings
• bass lute

  bit like a more high-pitched guitar- adventurous vibes, bar music, street music?
• dholak drum (played w/ harmonium?)

  energetic, fast-paced scenes- upbeat
• clarinet

  used to voice niru's inner thoughts and feelings; magical- lower than flute- elegant- love scene energy?
• sitar

  opening- string intrumental- magical feeling
• indian raags are a set of scales and notes that are used to create a musical composition
• sound effects

  e.g. birds, parrots, insects, offstage voices, (chatter on streets) wind, horse carriages, etc...