The videos that blew up 2018

The famous wink of Priya Prakash Varrier
The Valentine’s Week saw a short clip, a boy looking at a girl, with her responding to his gaze with a wink! The viral clip was from the song, Manikya Malaraya Poovi, from the Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love, starring Priya Prakash Varrier, a debutante, and in no time, Priya broke all the records to become a viral sensation. And, in no time, she winked her way into a Bollywood movie, too!

Man’s dance moves on Govinda’s song at a wedding
Indian weddings are known for the extravaganza and dance and music are just a part of the entertainment. One such video taken during a dance performance at a wedding went viral. A man was seen dancing to Govinda’s Aap Ke Aa Jane Se at a wedding function. Several people, including some actors, took to social media to share the hilarious clip. Popularly known as Dancing Uncle, Sanjeev Shrivastava, later got an opportunity to meet his idol, Govinda.

Veena Srivani playing Breathless on veena
Breathless is a song that propelled Shankar Mahadevan to stardom in 1998. Written by Javed Akhtar, the song has a steady stream of words that goes without a break for about three minutes. Now, after about 20 years, the same song created a sensation when veena artiste Veena Srivani played it and the clip went viral. In the clip, she was seen playing the veena without a pause, so effortlessly that left Twitterati mesmerised. In fact, the video clip was shared by businessman Anand Mahindra. “Some upbeat notes to end Saturday with. Veenasrivani, you left me breathless & wondering how your fingers survived that rapid-fire performance,” he wrote.

When Taimur Ali Khan said ‘bye’
Since his birth, Taimur Ali Khan has been in the news and he is considered one of India’s youngest superstars. When he turned to shutterbugs and said bye for the first time, he broke the internet. Taimur appeared so cute and his adorable voice found millions of takers. The obsession over Taimur is such that now Taimur-shaped dolls have surfaced on the internet.

Police’s ‘thain thain’ to scare criminals
A team of Uttar Pradesh policemen had to mimic gunshots to scare a group of criminals after one of their revolvers got jammed during an encounter in Sambhal district last October. In a video clip, an assistant superintendent of police was seen shouting “thain-thain (gunshot sounds)” and “maaro (kill) and ghero (surround)” while another policeman, was seen struggling to open fire as the cartridges in his revolver got stuck.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s dance at Isha Ambani wedding
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is always on guard when it comes to public appearances and performances. But at the recently held wedding of Isha Ambani, she let her hair loose. At the pre-wedding party, she was seen dancing with Deepika Padukone and Karisma Kapoor as if they are thick friends. Needless to say, seeing Ash so carefree left the internet stunned.

Feel Crew’s Emotional Performance
Feel Crew, a seven-member all boys’ dance group put up an emotional performance at an audition for a dance reality show in October. They presented a hard-hitting anti-rape performance, which left many teary-eyed as the youngsters used the power of art to make the world a safe place for girls.