- By Shailvee Tiwari
- Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:30 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Street Musician Viral Video: Bollywood songs have a way of touching hearts no matter where you are in the world, and one street musician in Georgia has proved just that. A recent viral video shows a man playing the iconic Hindi song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" on his accordion in the streets of Tbilisi, leaving people emotional and amazed.
The soulful performance, captured and shared by Indian travel content creator Shreya, has caught the attention of many on Instagram. In the clip, the musician, who playfully calls himself the ‘Georgian Raj Kapoor’, pours his heart into the melody, reminding people how music and culture can cross borders and bring smiles.
Shreya joked in her caption, “When a random white guy in Tbilisi sings old Bollywood better than your cousins at antakshari.” In the comments, she added, “Not my wow. Didn’t have ‘white man in Georgia vibing to Mera Joota Hai Japani’ on my 2025 bingo card. Tipped him and walked away like I just funded art.”
The video has gone viral, with people from India and beyond appreciating the gesture and celebrating the timeless charm of Bollywood music.
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The viral video was shared on Instagram on Shreya's official account 'listenshreyaaa.' The video shared four days ago received 379k views from people. Without wasting any time, many users were quick to react to the viral video.
One user wrote, "Interesting, Bollywood was insanely popular in the USSR." "Raj Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, and Mithun Chakraborty and their movies were WILDLY POPULAR in the USSR, especially amongst the Brezhnev era population," a second user added. "Raj Kapoor was a sensation all over the world, especially in Turkey and the Soviet Union. My tour guide in Turkey said that his mother watched "Awara" 8 times in the cinemas," added a third user. "The fact that he knows what the lyrics mean. This man knows his art, haha," added another user.
"I met him in the same spot at Narikala hills. He even sang some Filipino and Egyptian songs. Really talented guy. He is a huge fan and calls himself Georgian Raj Kapoor," a fifth user added. "Thank you so much for uploading this! Met this guy when I was in Georgia, he also mixed in a Mithun Chakraborty song when he got to know we were from Bengal. So glad his talent is reaching so many people through social media," another user added.
