Watch: Remember Ranu, Kolkata’s train station singing sensation? She just recorded her first song
Ranu Maria Mondal, who went viral on the internet for her rendition of a Lata Mangeshkar song, has a fairytale story, singing for Himesh Reshammiya’s next film.
Ranu Maria Mondal never imagined that a two-minute clip of her singing Lata Mangeshkar’s Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai at a Kolkata train station would make her a sensation. Yet, the video of Mondal in a crinkled blue sari, her grey hair askew – with the sound of trains in the background – perfectly hitting all the notes had the internet in a trance.
Meet Ranu Mandal, the 59 yr old with a heart warming voice, who was singing "Ek Pyaar ka Nagma hai" at the railway station of West Bengal.
— Nausheen Khan (@DrNausheenKhan) August 14, 2019
She is getting calls from bands, shows and produers who want to work with her.
Kudos to Social Media, may she get what she deserve.❤️🙌 pic.twitter.com/bU4G30xHVF
Now, with a makeover as a participant in the reality show Superstar Singer, Mondal has also recorded her first song. Her performance on the show convinced music director and singer Himesh Reshammiya, who is one of the judges, to offer her a song in his forthcoming film Happy Hardy and Heer.
And that is how the woman from a Kolkata train station with an enchanting voice recorded her first song, Teri Meri Kahani.
Excited social media users were all praise for Mondal’s pro-level singing and Reshammiya’s offer.
This is so inspiring ya...she has a lovely voice...And Kudos to Himesh Reshammiya for giving her an opportunity to explore her talent. Very rarely people would do something like this.. #ranumondal #himeshreshammiya pic.twitter.com/5DBiZPiRAT
— mayank (@realhunk32) August 22, 2019
I'm So happy to see that Himesh Reshammiya sir has kept his promise . He is recording a song with Ranu Mondal . I'm So happy and proud for Ranu Mondal that She gets a chance to sing with a legend music director Himesh Reshammiya sir. 🙏#HimeshReshammiya #ranumondal pic.twitter.com/6LSDUlCL8J
— Pritha mukherjee (@pritham63105702) August 22, 2019
Himesh Reshamia gave her bollywood break & she is singing like professional Singer. #RanuMondal pic.twitter.com/hKjET0GXsK
— Sanju (@Being_Pahadi) August 23, 2019
The 26-year-old engineer Atindra Chakraborty, who filmed Mondal’s fate-changing video, told India Today, “It was a chance encounter. I was hanging out with my friends at a tea stall on platform No 6. A Rafi song was playing in the radio aloud. Suddenly I heard the lady humming to the tune, as she sat on the platform floor. I asked her if she could sing something for us.”
Chakraborty posted a two-minute clip from Mondal’s hour of singing on Facebook on July 23. What followed has really been a dream run.
Also see:Watch: A woman worker at a Bengal railway station sings a Lata Mangeshkar song, awes social media