Mumbai: Fate of Ranu Mondal changed after she was spotted singing Lata Mangeshkar’s song at Ranaghat railway station in West Bengal, thanks to the power of social media. Ranu who was begging has now become a star overnight.
Well, let us tell you that there are many people whose life has changed overnight due to social media. Here is a list of people who became famous after gaining stardom on social media.
1- The Wink Girl: The 26-second video of Priya Prakash Varrier from her debut movie made her a star even before the release of the movie. Priya made millions of followers on social media in one day. She is one of the most sought after actress nowadays.
2- Dabboo Uncle: Professor Sanjeev Srivastava, also known as Dancing Uncle from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh is considered to be an expert in copying dance style of Govinda. His dance talent came to light when he was performing with his wife on Govinda’s famous song ‘Aapne aa jaane se …’ at a wedding ceremony. Sanjeev’s dance became quite viral on social media. Sanjeev Srivastava also got an opportunity to dance with Govinda in a TV reality show due to his talent.
3-Kerala fish girl: After college, a girl sold fish in college and became famous after a local magazine covered her story. Chief Minister P Vijayan praised Hannan and people from all over the world offered to help her.
5- Neha and Jyoti: Neha and Jyoti, who live in Banwari Tola, a small village in Uttar Pradesh district Kushinagar, went viral overnight for opening a barber shop, though being girls. Even Sachin Tendulkar to Dangal girl Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Apte and hairstylist Alim Hakeem reached their salon for haircut. Not only this, Gillette Blade has made them their brand ambassador.
- Saima Hussain Mir: The girl became famous after she accidentally featured in a selfie clicked by Shah Rukh Khan in Pune during the promotion of Raees.
- Arshad Khan: Pakistan tea-seller Arshad Khan became famous after photographer Jiah Ali, posted his picture on Instagram. The picture went viral and, within days, people from around the world, including his home country, Pakistan, were discussing the chai wala’s astonishing good looks.
