Most of us may have watched 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' and come across the friendly neighbourhood superhero dance to Indian tunes, but have you seen the Spider-Man play the tabla in the movie. Well, the answer would be no. But a video of the Spider-Man playing the tabla posted on Instagram has gone viral.
In the video, Kiran Pal, a musician and tabla artist, dressed in a Spider-Man costume can be seen playing Tirkit Kaidha in Teentaal, a complex traditional Indian musical composition, on the tabla. After his scintillating performance, Pal even does the action of shooting a web.
"Spider-Man returns... Playing a great Tirkit Kaidha in Teentaal", read the caption of the post shared by Pal.
Since being posted a week ago, the video has amassed 1.2 million views, over 90,000 likes and tons of comments.
"Ustad bade Peter khan sahab (Marvel's gharana)," wrote one user after seeing the video.
"When Tabla Riyaz is more important than Saving the world," wrote another user.
While a third wrote, "Imagine this as background music while Spiderman chasing the villians."
"ye aadmi tabalchi banana chahata tha lekin family pressure ki wajah se Spiderman ban gaya," one user jokingly wrote on the post.
While another praised his skills of playing a tabla and wrote, "Thinking ...how would he play if he had 1 more pair of hands?".
Recently, Mumbai Police used a clip from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to send out a message that only two people should travel on two-wheelers. In the clip, Spot is appeared seen talking to what appears to be a family of four commuting in one bike. He advises them by saying "That’s very dangerous".
"No matter which multi-verse you are in, safety is always the canon. #SlingingIntoSafety #AcrossTheRiderVerse #SafetyIsCannon," read the caption of the post shared by Mumbai police.