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News18
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Swanand Kirkire's Duet With Mom On ‘Navrai Majhi' Gets Thumbs Up From Maharani Of Baroda
Last Updated: A video featuring singers Swanand Kirkire and Neelambari Kirkire's wholesome duet on 'Navrai Majhi' went viral. Singer Swanand Kirkire delighted fans with his latest live duet with mom, Neelambari Kirkire, on Navrai Majhi. Originally sung and written by the mother-son duo alongside Sunidhi Chauhan and Natali Di Luccio, Navrai Majhi became one of the most favourite tracks of all time ever since its debut in the Sridevi starrer movie English Vinglish. Recently, as Swanand and Neelambari crooned the song during a live concert, it left the audience captivated. In a video making the rounds on the internet, singer Swanand Kirkire can be seen joined by his mother, Neelambari Kirkire, on stage during one of their live concerts. The text overlaying the video read, 'Navrai Majhi, Mother and son duet, Neelambari and Swanand Kirkire, Don't miss the love at 0:43" and sparked a wave of curiosity among social media users to watch the clip until its end. Alongside it, the caption disclosed, 'When Swanand gently coaxed his mother to come on stage to sing Navrai Majhi, the same song she had rendered so soulfully for English Vinglish, what unfolded was the cutest part of the concert." The video begins with Swanand singing the first part of the song, while his doting mother can be seen tapping her fingers and keeping her other arm tucked inside for a musical measure. Following this, she patiently listens to her son's singing and even smiles to showcase her appreciation towards him. At the end, as Neelambari sings two lines from the song, the crowd seems to be lost in complete nostalgia. The video's caption further read, 'Her grace, elegance, annoyance, reluctance, the inner pride of which she would allow only a tinge to be visible and the I am still your mother and you are still my child dynamic, no PDA (no way) but still the all evident affection, all of this reminded me so so much of my mom that even though the song is a celebratory wedding song, my eyes were damp." Internet's reaction to the mother-son duo's singing The video went viral, with social media users flooding the comment section by showering heaps of praise. One user said, 'What an absolute joy to see her sing live, elegant as always." Another mentioned, 'Soo tender…Nothing like parents being a part." Someone added, 'She is such a simple n sweet lady !! A cute Aaji from Maharashtra!!" 'So sweet and warm…. this song is beautiful and watching them do it together makes it even sweeter," read a comment. Yet another person stated, 'Swanand ji living our dreams." Radhikaraje Gaekwad, the Maharani of Baroda, commented, 'So beautiful, and how sensitively you sensed and emoted it." Indian musical composer and lyricist Vaishali Samant added, 'Warm relationship patiently handled." Known for his songs like Bhagwan Hai Kahan Re Tu, Monta Re, Aal Izz Well, Jaikal Mahakal and others, Swanand Kirkire has inherited his soulful singing skills from his classical singer parents, Chintamani Kirkire and his wife, Neelambari Kirkire. Talking about the song, Navrai Majhi, it is available in both Hindi and Marathi languages. The celebratory wedding song in the Bollywood movie English Vinglish expresses the feelings of a bride's family members. It says, 'The new bride has been brought up with lots of love, she likes the moon; she was born from God's blessings; she's like an Indra's Apsara to us…" and continues. About the Author Buzz Staff A team of writers at bring you stories on what's creating the buzz on the Internet while exploring science, cricket, tech, gender, Bollywood, and culture. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Swanand Kirkire says he was ‘enraged' after a girl said ‘Bobby Deol is so hot' after watching Animal: ‘Sandeep Reddy Vanga dismissed other forms of masculinity'
Swanand Kirkire was one of the first celebrities to voice his disappointment with Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 2023 blockbuster family crime drama Animal. The actor-singer-lyricist called out t he regressive politics of the film on X, much to Sandeep's chagrin, whose team then issued an aggressive response on the platform. Now, Swanand has clarified that like his senior Javed Akhtar, his issue with the film was its acceptance by the audience, not so much the film itself. 'If you read my tweet closely, it humbly says the only problem I had with Animal was that someone is saying something with so much audacity, and our public, especially girls, are embracing it dearly,' said Swanand. In the interview with The Lallantop, Swanand pointed out how Animal shows that we've regressed from classics like Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940) and Guru Dutt's Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1963) to recent seminal films like Vikas Bahl's Queen (2014) and Shoojit Sircar's Piku (2015). 'These films made men from Indore, like me, gradually realise what equality means. Hindi cinema was teaching you how to see women in a new light in different ways. Even with how independent the women of Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D (2009) were! Then there comes a guy who makes a film like Animal, and we accept it. My problem is with the acceptance, not with the film being made,' said Swanand. He recalled the day he watched Animal, he met a girl who said that she's watched the film twice because 'Bobby Deol is so hot.' That enraged Swanand as Animal was a film in which Vanga dismissed other forms of masculinity from its inception to uphold the most toxic version of masculinity. As a poet and lyricist himself, Swanand also found it contentious that through his protagonist, Ranbir Kapoor's character Rannvijay Singh, he also dismissed poets. In a much talked about scene, Rannvijay argues that males were historically only alpha. The insecure males, who couldn't be alpha, became poets, thus giving rise to a new form of masculinity. 'I don't have an issue with that. But he says that those can't become alpha males, becomes poets instead. But he's playing Arjan Vailly in the background for his alpha male. That's a poem, right? So you do need a poem to make him an alpha male. You may have dismissed poetry in a dialogue, but you can't dismiss songs. He (Vanga) will get upset with me again after this, but that's okay,' added Swanand. Inspired by Punjabi folklore, Arjan Vailly was originally composed by legendary Punjabi singer Kuldeep Manak in the 1950s. It's been rehashed by Bhupinder Babbal and Manan Bhardwaj in Animal. It plays in the pre-interval action sequence in which Ranbir's character is slashing dozens of masked men.
