Man plays melodious old classic Bollywood songs on violin, video goes viral

A man from Kolkata playing Bollywood songs on a violin has emerged on social media.

First Published Jun 8, 2021, 12:19 PM IST | Last Updated Jun 8, 2021, 12:37 PM IST

A video of a Kolkata man playing Bollywood songs on his violin has gone viral. The man identified as Bhogoban Mali resides around Girish Park, Kolkata. Journalist Aarif Shah initially shared the video on Twitter. Then, music composer Savvy Gupta shared the video on his Twitter handle and asked his followers to assist the struggling artiste.

An older man can be seen standing by an empty street playing Bollywood covers on his violin in the video. In the 2 minutes 5-second-long video, Bhogoban is seen striking Diwana Hua Baadal by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi from the 1964 film Kashmir Ki Kali. Take a look.