Updated September 21st, 2021 at 16:34 IST
'Unity in Diversity': Muslim man’s rendition of Mahabharat title song wins internet, watch
A video of a Muslim man singing the title track of the 'Mahabharat' series has gone viral on social media. The video has caught the attention of netizens.
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A video of a Muslim man singing the title track of the Mahabharat series has gone viral on social media. The clip, shared by former Indian Chief Election Commissioner Dr S.Y. Qureshi, on Twitter, has caught the attention of netizens. In the video, the Muslim man can be seen singing the introduction song of the Mahabharat series.
The video has been shared by Dr S.Y. Quraishi on Twitter alongside the caption, "Beating the stereotypes!". The over minute video shows the elderly Muslim man beautifully singing the introduction of the show, ‘Mahabharat Katha’. While singing he even paused for moments where he made the sound of the blowing of the conch. He then continued singing, "Yadha Yadha Hi Dharamasya....". After he sang the Mahabharat title track, people in the video were heard applauding him for his singing. The theme song of the Mahabharat song was originally sung by Mahendra Kapoor for the epic television show 'Mahabharat'.
Beating the stereotypes! pic.twitter.com/BwhfqMbTjV
— Dr. S.Y. Quraishi (@DrSYQuraishi) September 20, 2021
Muslim man sings title track of 'Mahabharat' series; netizens react
Since being shared on Twitter, the video has garnered over 86K views and several reactions. Netizens, impressed by the Muslim man's singing took to the comments section to praise him. One user commented, "Irrespective of his religion or dress. His voice & pronounciation is just amazing..". Another individual commented, "Fantastic rendition! Reminds me of those nostalgic @DDIndialive days when we used to wait for this weekly dose of entertainment thru Ramayana and Mahabharata!". Another user wrote, "Unity in Diversity. Amazing to see the elderly person who is much involved in the song and the katha".
Just wow, the narrative style of Uncle really gives goosebumps.
— Gogol Mukherjee (@MukherjeeGogol) September 20, 2021
Loved it! , Appreciate the broad view of cultural togetherness and showing it openly, this helps reinforce the bonding as nation above anything.
— Ravi (@Ravindranath_19) September 21, 2021
Unity in Diversity. Amazing to see the elderly person who is much involved in the song and the katha.
— dheeba (@dheebasivabhaga) September 21, 2021
absolutely loved it; reminds me of childhood days when we used to run back home to watch the episode and get relived on hearing this music.
— Ashish Raj (@AshishR95568799) September 20, 2021
We need more of such people from all religions to unite our minds.
— Kuppu (@arunashwin) September 20, 2021
True it's beauty of india
— Ranju Rajbongshi (@RanjuRajbongsh1) September 21, 2021
I don’t think this clip is to prove anything to anyone,we all loved watching Mahabharat on Sunday mornings irrespective of our religions. Things were simpler https://t.co/ocWe76hrdQ was a favourite in each and every Indian household..and this track was stuck in our heads deep❤️👏🏻
— Anjum (@anjum_anj285) September 21, 2021
I'm not surprised at all. There r so many ordinary people as well as Muslim scholars who are well versed in d Hindu Scriptures whom I have heard. I feel very delighted to hear them. There may be many Hindus too who are well versed in scriptures of other faiths. Reqd an open mind!
— Sanghamitra Malik (@Ilovehyderabad) September 21, 2021
Awesome!
— Waseem Alam Qureshi (@waseemalamqures) September 20, 2021
Mahabharat of 1988 is one of the most-celebrated mythological dramas of Indian television. The show was aired between 1988 and 1990 and was re-run in 2020. The show was produced by B R Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. The show featured actors like Nitish Bharadwaj, Puneet Issar, Pradeep Kumar, Arjun Firoz Khan, Gufi Paintal, Gajendra Chauhan, Pankaj Dheer, Mukesh Khanna and many others.
Image: Twitter/@DrSYQuraishi
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Published September 21st, 2021 at 16:34 IST
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