Mumbai, Dec 15 || Actor Jackie Shroff remembered legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain on his first death anniversary, paying tribute to his contribution to Indian classical music.
Jackie took to his Instagram stories, where he shared a monochrome image of the legendary tabla player.
He wrote: “Remembering… Ustad Zakir Hussain ji on his death anniversary.”
Ustad Zakir Hussain was widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation and one of its finest percussionists. He produced music across multiple genres and contributed to popularizing Indian classical music to a global audience.
He was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians. He was also given the Government of India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, Ratna Sadsya, in 2018. The tabla player received nine Grammy Award nominations, winning four times,including three in 2024.