Watch: Elderly women remix 'Mera dil ye pukare' in desi dhol-and-kirtan style; video goes viral
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Chandigarh, December 19
The popular trend on Lata Mangeshkar’s song ‘Mera dil ye pukare’ seems to have transcended age as a group of elderly women have now jumped on the bandwagon and set the Internet ablaze with their desi take on it.
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Shared on Instagram by one Moriya Akash, a video shows a group of elderly women sitting in a circle and singing in unison a desi version of the track.
Dressed in woolen attires, their remix having the beats of a dhol and style of a kirtan was an instant hit with the netizens.
Watch the video here:
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The video has amassed over 2.6 million views since being shared online. Netizens hailed the women’s performance and their spirit of keeping up with social media trends.
Initially, a Pakistani girl became an overnight Internet sensation as a video of her dancing to the track went viral.
Watch the video here:
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