Sometimes, the journey from the railway platform can take you to unexpected places. It took Ranu Mondal somewhere she probably could not have even dreamt of.
The woman, whose rendition of the timeless Lata Mangeshkar melody, Ek pyar ka nagma hai ...from the 1972 film Shor went viral earlier , has now recorded a Hindi film song! a passer-by had recorded her performance, sitting at the platform of Ranaghat railway station in Bengal, and posted the video on social media. This led to many people commenting that she should be given a chance in Bollywood.
And now, it is actor-composer Himesh Reshammiya who has obliged them! He has made her sing for the film Happy Hardy and Heer , which also has him playing the lead. Mondal has also had a makeover as a participant in the reality show Superstar Singer.
The video of the recording Himesh posted on his Instagram page has already clocked more than 4 lakh views. “(I have) recorded Teri meri kahani , my new song from Happy Hard and Heer with the very talented Ranu Mondal, who has a divine voice,” he wrote. “All your dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. A positive attitude can really make dreams come true.”
Sometime back a similar situation played out in Malayalam cinema, too. The video of a housewife singing K.S. Chithra’s Rajahamsame...(Chamayam) as a lullaby to her baby had also gone viral. The young woman got to sing a few films and opportunities to perform in stage shows as well.
Talking of Rajahamsame. .., a Johnson composition that remains one of Chithra’s finest songs till date, also had an alternate version that created a sensation. Dubai-based Pakistani singer Nazia Amin Mohammed’s fine rendition of the song was appreciated by Chithra herself.
