Ranu Maria Mondal was an Indian singer who sang at the railway station in Ranaghat, West Bengal. She became an internet sensation overnight after a video of her singing the song “Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai” went viral on social media.
Wiki/Biography
Ranu Mondal was born on Saturday, November 5, 1960, in Krishna Nagar, West Bengal (age 62; as of 2022). She spent most of her childhood at her aunt’s house in Ranaghat, West Bengal, as her parents died when she was six months old. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. Ranu has been passionate about music since her childhood and she has been listening to songs by legendary Indian singers such as Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. She got married when she was 19 and moved to Mumbai with her husband in search of work.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and husband
Ranu Mondal belongs to a Christian family. Her father, Aditya Kumar, is a vendor. Little is known about her mother. At the age of 19, she married her neighbor Bablu Mondal (a cook). She has a daughter Elizabeth Sathi Roy and a son from Bablu Mondal. Bablu Mondal died in 2009. Ranu was married twice. She also has a son and a daughter from her second husband.
Ranu Mondal and her daughter Sathi Roy
Profession
Ranu Mondal started her career doing odd jobs in Mumbai. She then started singing for a club in Mumbai. Ranu resigned soon after as her husband Bablu did not agree. After the death of her ex-husband, she returned to her hometown of Ranaghat and lived alone in poverty. Mondal started earning a living by singing at the railway station in Ranaghat. She came into limelight after a video showing her singing the song ‘Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai’ went viral on social media.
What a beautiful voice a woman working at Ranaghat station in West Bengal, fell in love with this voice 😊 #krishaandaszubu
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Later, she was invited to guest star on the reality show “Superstar Singer”. After hearing her sung the song “Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai” on the show, Bollywood musician Himesh Reshammiya asked her to sing a song for him.
Ranu Mondal made her acting debut in 2019 with the song “Teri Meri Kahani” in the Bollywood film “Happy Hardy and Heer”. Reshammiya shared a short version of the song, which was recorded by Ranu through his Instagram account.
dispute
Amra Shobai Shoitaan Club Rowing at Ranaghat
In 2019, Ranu Mondal’s daughter Sathi Roy claimed that members of the Amra Shobai Shoitaan club in Ranaghat were responsible for taking care of her mother but did not let her interact with her Mother meets. They didn’t even allow Sadie to talk to her mother on the phone. She also accused Atindra and Tappan (members of the club) of threatening her.
Insulting Lata Mangeshkar
In February 2023, she was severely criticized by netizens for insulting Lata Mangeshkar in a video that went viral on social media. In the video, Ranu Mondal can be heard calling the legendary singer “Lata Fata”. She said,
Yeh jo gaana ga rahi, yeh toh koi Lata Fata ka nahi hai. This is not Lataji. The voice I sing is also very nice. Very good, very good. ”
Favorites
Singers: Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
fact
- Ranu was born into an economically backward family in West Bengal.
- Mondal earned the name “Ranu Bobby” when she used to sing in a local club in Mumbai.
- Her ex-husband Bablu Mondal worked as a cook in Feroze Khan’s house.
- In 2019, Atindra Chakraborty, a 26-year-old engineer, first heard Mondal singing Lata Mangeshkar at Ranaghat station in West Bengal. song, she shared her video on Facebook.
Ranu Mondal and Atindra Chakraborty and friends
- The video, posted on the Facebook page “BarpetaTown The Place of Peace,” immediately went viral on social media. It received over 4 million views within days of being posted.
- Sharing the details of his encounter with Ranu, Atindra Chakraborty said:
My friends and I were hanging out at a tea stall on platform six. Rafi’s song was playing loudly on the radio. Suddenly, I heard the lady sitting on the floor of the platform humming to a tune. I asked her if she could sing something for us. She sang a song and I recorded it on my phone. We were amazed at how beautiful her melody was. “
- After Ranu’s video went viral on the internet, many people volunteered to feed her.
- Mondal also received a free makeover from a local salon.
Ranu Mondal gets makeover in salon
- Mondal’s fame has also attracted the attention of the regional government. The local Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Government of West Bengal felicitated her as part of the Kanyashree Divas celebrations of the Government of West Bengal on August 14, 2019. He even assured her that the government would help.
- After becoming famous, she earned the nickname “Lata of Ranaghat”.
- When Mondal appeared on Superstar Singer, show host Jai Bhanushali asked her why she sang at the railway station. Later, Ranu replied that she had no home to live in and had to make a living by singing. She further said that sometimes people give her cookies, some food or money after listening to her songs.
- She has reportedly received Rs. Himesh Reshammiya earned Rs 6-7 lakh for singing her first Bollywood song.
Ranu Mondal and Himesh Reshammiya in the studio
- It is speculated that Salman Khan gifted her a house after being impressed by her singing skills.
- Ranu said in an interview that it took nearly a decade for her to meet her daughter Sathi Roy after the video went viral. She also said that this was her second life and she would work hard to make it better.
Ranu Mondal and her daughter
- Mondal’s story parallels the success story of now-famous American voiceover artist, philanthropist, author and sportscaster Ted Williams. Like Ranu, he also demonstrated promos for radio ads. His videos attracted a lot of attention and created a buzz.
Ted Williams
- When Lata Mangeshkar was asked about Ranu Mondal’s rise to fame, she expressed her happiness but reservations. She said,
Agar mere naam aur kaam se Kissiko bhala hota hai toh main apne-aap ko khush-kismat samajhti hoon (I feel lucky if someone benefits from my name and work). But I also feel that imitation is not a reliable and lasting companion to success. Aspiring singers can get short-term attention by singing my songs or songs of Kishoreda (Kumar), (Mohd) Rafi Saab, or Mukesh Bhaiyya or Asha (Bhosle). But that won’t last long. “
- Ranu’s daughter Elizabeth Sati Roy was heavily criticized on social media for abandoning her mother for nearly a decade. However, her daughter claimed that she had no idea that her mother used to sing at Ranaghat railway station as she was unable to visit her regularly. She also said that contrary to the rumors that she married her mother only after her mother became famous, she has always been in contact with Ranu.
- In November 2019, a video of Ranu Mondal went viral on social media. In the video, she objected to fans touching her inappropriately.
We all supported her on twitter when her Radio Walla video came out, it was really sad to see her behavior after becoming a celebrity, this kind of insult from any fan is pathetic #RanuMondal @singh_harmeet84 https://t.co/8rQHcEijau
— Nandini Idnani 🇮🇳🚩 (@nandiniidnani69) November 4, 2019
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