​Alia Bhatt reveals Ranbir Kapoor sings Malayalam lullaby 'Unni Vavavo' to daughter Raha Kapoor: 'She cues, ‘Mumma vavo, papa vavo’'

Malayalam movies are making waves across the globe, and looks like the movie songs too are! Bollywood actor-producer Alia Bhatt recently revealed that her husband actor Ranbir Kapoor has learned to sing the Malayalam song ‘Unni Vavavo’, and guess what the reason is?

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s daughter Raha loves to hear the song ‘Unni Vavavo’, a Malayalam lullaby, before she goes to bed. The actress recently graced ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’ along with her ‘Jigra’ director Vasan Bala and co-star Vedang Raina. While talking about her personal life, and her daughter Raha, Alia shared that the little munchkin loves to hear a particular Malayalam song. She revealed that their nurse has been singing the Malayalam song ‘Unni Vavavo’ to Raha since she was born. Ever since then, Raha requests Alia and Ranbir to sing the song to her before bed. “Whenever she is sleepy, she cues ‘Mumma vavo, papa vavo’,” Alia Bhatt said. Little Raha loves the song so much that, Ranbir finally learns it and sings it to her during bedtime.

'Unni Vaavavo' is a song from the 1991 release Malayalam film 'Saanthwanam’. The lyrics are penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, and composed by Mohan Sithara. Legendary KS Chithra has sung the song. The film is directed by Sibi Malayil. The song features Meena, Bharathi, and Nedumudi Venu.

The song has gone viral on the internet and Malayalam movie buffs are delighted to see their song go ‘pan-Indian’.

"Who’s here after Alia bhatt mentioned this song in Kapil Sharma show," a netizen commented on the song's copy on YouTube. Another said, "After Alia Bhatt singing this song in Kapil Show for Raha Malayalam is now pan Indian." A music enthusiast wrote, "What a beautiful song, Malayalam movies and songs was a hidden gem.Thank you Alia for making this song pan Indian."


On the work front, Alia Bhatt will be next seen in ‘Jigra’.

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