A video of an Indian busker performing a popular song from the 2007 musical drama Taare Zameen Par on the streets of London on Mother’s Day, March 19, in the UK has gone insanely viral. Shared on Instagram by vish.music and ehsaan, the video captures the busker beautifully singing the emotional song with the crowd, leaving many with ''goosebumps''.
The song, which is a child’s ode to their mother, was penned by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan.
''How beautifully everyone sang this song together. Can imagine being here on my own, and how hard it can be to survive abroad. Especially those who are students here. I just wanna thank my mother for supporting me in this journey. Please do call your mum every day just to ask how she is and it's Mother's Day on 19th March in the UK. Happy Mother's Day everyone and thanks for coming yesterday. Bless you,'' reads the caption of the video shared by the singer identified as Vish.
In the viral clip, the man can be seen standing on a pavement with a microphone, surrounded by a huge crowd. As he sings the song, people standing there begin to sing along with him and record the performance on their phones.
Since being shared the video has amassed close to 4 lakh views, 39,699 likes and tons of comments.
"I'd have cried if I was there, I still did tho that's a diff thing. Bless you," wrote one user.
"You are such a fab singer ... absolutely flawless singing and hits you straight into the heart !!," wrote another user.
"very nice bhai your mom so lucky and you all so ap unhi ki vjha se ho jo b ho," another user replied emotionally.
"Beautiful dearI have tears in my eyes I am a mother and how I can feel these young stars miss their mom it’s amazing," wrote a fourth.