The four-member team of musicians who played at the Abh-Ash wedding did not know whose house they were to play in till the last moment.

The team was informed it would have to play at a marriage in Mumbai, but there were no other details. When the team comprising Mylai P Muruganandam, Mylai S Mohanraj, P C Rajarathinam and RM Dakshinamoorthy learnt it would be playing at the nuptials of Abhishek and Aishwarya on April 20, it was a sweet surprise for them. "It was not till two days before the marriage that we knew we were going to play the nadaswaram and thavil," said lead musician Muruganandam.

It was at Aishwarya's bidding that the shehnai was replaced by the nadaswaram. Aishwarya had heard the nadaswaram in a south Indian wedding and desired the same music to be played when she tied the knot. "We were informed that it was she who wanted a south Indian flavor to her marriage," Mohanraj said.

Muruganandam said his team was chosen and thanks, Mylapore Balavinayagar temple and singer Kalyani Menon. "We play regularly at a temple and that is how she came to know of us and called us for an audition, where we managed to impress her," he said. Kalyani Menon, the mother of cinematographer Rajiv Menon of Guru fame, said, "The Bachchans have great respect for artists."