

Sung in Punjabi, the fusion hip-hop groove went on to sell an estimated 10 million copies worldwide. In 2002, Panjabi MC jammed cross-cultural airwaves with their song “ Mundian To Bach Ke“ that went on to become a breakout international smash hit the top 20 in at least 15 countries. The massive crowd of fans simply picked the car up (with the actor in it) and carried it off! 2. In fact when Raj Kapoor went to Moscow for a special screening of the movie, his car (that was parked outside the theatre) never left the curb. The first Hindi film to be successful in the country, Awaara’s title song became a huge rage, even being played at official banquets. His film Awaara – dubbed in Russian and released as Brodiaga – left the Russians besotted. It is fairly well known that Raj Kapoor enjoyed wild adulation in the Soviet Union in the 1960s.


Here are 7 Indian songs that went viral across the globe before ‘going viral’ was a thing! 1. But this didn’t stop these records from taking the world by storm. People didn’t know who the composer or the lyricist was, or in some cases, even which film or album these songs were from. Several Indians songs have crossed the barriers of language, region and country to stamped their musical influence in foreign nations. However, this isn’t the first song from India to have become a global hit. Video: Russians fan perform to Jimikki Kammal Estonians are singing along to it and Russians are dancing to its beats, though they have no idea what the words mean. Today, the incredibly catchy tune has clocked millions of views on YouTube, making it the most watched Malayalam song ever. A Twitter user tweeted the a viral video of the song to Kimmel, asking if he had heard it. To the Twitterati’s surprise, Kimmel soon responded, saying that “he loves the song”, following which the already-popular song went viral on social media. Recently, Jimikki Kammal, a peppy song from Malayalam movie ‘ Velipadinte Pusthakam‘, became an Internet sensation after it found a fan in American chat show host, Jimmy Kimmel.
