The Internet can make anyone, who has exceptional skill, a star overnight. We have seen a number of people who shot to fame on the internet from Priya Prakash Varrier to Chaiwala from Pakistan. The latest in the list is Ranu Mondal.
Ranu became an internet sensation after a video of her in which she can be singing went viral. She was singing on a Railway station, Ranghat, west Bengal when someone recorded her while she was singing a Lata Mangeshkar song ‘Ek Pyaar ka Nagma’. People appreciated her melodious voice and this video shot by a passenger made her a star overnight. After listening to her voice, Ranu is getting many singing offers from Kolkata, Kerela and Bangladesh. She also gets an offer from Mumbai in a singing reality show.
And meanwhile, she got a big offer from none another Himesh Reshammiya. He has offered her to sing in his upcoming movie Happy Hardy and Heer. Ranu will make an appearance on Superstar Singer and meet the kids and judges, including Himesh.
On this Himesh said that,
“Salman (Khan) Bhai’s father Salim uncle once advised me that whenever in life I come across a talented person, I should never let that person go and keep him/her close to me. He advised me to help that person grow his/her talent.”
Himesh further added, “Today, I met Ranuji and I feel that she is blessed with divinity. Her singing was mesmerising and I could not stop myself from offering her the best I could. She has a god’s gift which needs to be shared with the world and by singing in my upcoming movie, ‘Happy Hardy and Heer’, I think I will help her voice reach everyone.”