Kashmiri woman dances atop tree in viral video, internet divided over risky stunt

Jammu & Kashmir’s Usha Nagvanshi has become an unexpected internet sensation thanks to a bold Instagram reel. In the now-viral video, posted under her handle ‘ushanagvanshi31’, she performs an eye-catching dance high up in a tree, set to the hit Bollywood song “Jhallah Wallah” from the 2012 film “Ishaqzaade”.

Her fearless moves, performed with a steep drop in the background, quickly captured viewers’ attention. The reel has racked up nearly 24 million views, 600,000 likes, around 16,000 comments, and has been shared over a million times—catapulting Usha into the viral spotlight.

The video sparked a wave of mixed reactions in the comments—while some viewers joked about the stunt, others voiced concern over Nagvanshi’s risky performance, questioning whether fleeting social media fame was worth endangering her life.

The top comment under the video reads, “death is scared of didi💀.” Another comment says, “Dance krny ki jga thori casual hai didi”, and a third says, “Ye baat aap niche bhi to bata sakte the 💀.”

Another user joked, “Depression was Discovered in 1920, people in 1919.”

“Ab next Eiffel Tower par,” read one comment, while another said, “Ab next video Qutub Minar par.”