Bollywood dance video filmed at Oxford University goes viral on Instagram
The performance involving about seven friends was shot to Desi Boyz, the title track of the 2011 romantic comedy of the same name starring Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh.
The idea for the clip came from Druv Punjabi, an Oxford alumnus who was born and raised in Hong Kong.
'This is something I had wanted to do for a long time,' says Punjabi by phone from Dubai, where he is now based.
'We really wanted to show off Oxford and the surrounding cityscape, so when the university said they were keen to collaborate it came as a bit of a shock.'
Another shock was to follow, with the video blowing up online. So far it has racked up more than 240,000 views.
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