Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Skoda Octavia RS and Sitarist Rishabh Sharma Collaborate at BIC
Imagine a super fast car, the Skoda Octavia RS, zooming around a race track.
Now imagine a talented musician, Rishabh Sharma, playing a sitar, a traditional Indian instrument, at the same time.
That's what happened at a special event!
The car is really powerful and can go from zero to a hundred very quickly.
Rishabh is a famous sitar player who learned from a legendary musician.
They made a video where you can see the car racing and hear the sitar music together.
The main idea was to show that both the amazing car and the beautiful music need skill, control, and a lot of passion, just like driving fast and playing music.
It's about showing how speed and art can be connected through similar qualities.
Skoda Octavia RS and sitar maestro Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma collaborated for a unique track-meets-music experience at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC).
The Octavia RS features a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine producing 265 hp and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 6.4 seconds.
Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma is a globally recognized sitar virtuoso and the last disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, carrying forward his legacy.
A film was created that interweaves shots of the Octavia RS on the track with Sharma's sitar performance.
The collaboration aimed to draw parallels between automotive engineering precision and musical artistry, emphasizing shared values of control, passion, and rhythm.
- Who
- Sitar maestro Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma and the Skoda Octavia RS
- What
- A unique collaboration merging a high-performance car's track experience with a sitar performance in a created film.
- When
- Recently (specific date not provided)
- Where
- Buddh International Circuit (BIC) near Delhi-NCR
- Why
- To highlight the shared principles of precision, control, passion, and rhythm between automotive engineering and musical artistry.
Car Enthusiasts
Music Aficionados
Focus of the event
Car Enthusiasts
Appreciates the performance, engineering, and thrill of the Skoda Octavia RS on the track.
Music Aficionados
Connects with the artistry, control, and rhythm of Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma's sitar performance.
Perceived connection
Car Enthusiasts
Sees the car's precision and speed as the primary element.
Music Aficionados
Sees the musician's skill and passion as the primary element.
- Vehicle
- Skoda Octavia RS
- Engine
- 2.0-litre turbo-petrol
- Horsepower
- 265 hp
- Torque
- 370 Nm
- 0-100 km/h
- 6.4 seconds
- Top Speed
- 250 km/h (electronically limited)
- Artist
- Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma
- Location
- Buddh International Circuit (BIC) near Delhi-NCR