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Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent’s viral song ‘Chai Ki Tapri’ crossed 500 million streams; here’s how it was created

Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent’s viral song ‘Chai Ki Tapri’ crossed 500 million streams; here’s how it was created

The moment “Oye Hoye Kya Scene Hai, Teri Walk Mein Taan Hai” played on season 2 of Samay Raina‘s India’s Got Latent, it was clear the song had struck a chord. The show returned on Netflix and YouTube simultaneously and instantly became the talk of the nation. On the premiere episode, Contestant Balram Vishwakarma, better known as Rocking Goli, brought the energy with his performance, while rapper Young AJ wrote and co-performed the track. The standout moment on the show quickly snowballed into an internet phenomenon, with everyone from fans to celebrities joining in. Even DJ Chetas was impressed enough to invite Balram to perform at his shows. The 500 million-stream India’s Got Latent hit Chai Ki Tapri wasn’t made in a recording studio. The song quickly outgrew the reality show and found a life of its own online. During the premiere episode, Alia Bhatt and Sharvari couldn’t resist grooving to its infectious beat, and before long, Instagram was flooded with videos featuring the track. From dance reels to meme edits, Chai Ki Tapri was …

‘Pahunchna easy hai’: How Ravi Bishnoi went from the tapri outside SMS Stadium to four wickets at Ahmedabad | Cricket News

‘Pahunchna easy hai’: How Ravi Bishnoi went from the tapri outside SMS Stadium to four wickets at Ahmedabad | Cricket News

The surprise doesn’t lie in his whippy sliders and googlies or the occasional legbreak. It’s in the angles and in the pace. Strip away the deceptions Ravi Bishnoi layers around his bowling and the deliveries themselves are fairly simple — they usually slide in skidding, or break in with bounce. But he applies the twist all around them. First in the way he approaches the crease. He breaks to his left, then zig-zags back to his right, then hustles through briskly. Like a young boy running in angles to evade adults trying to hold him — to take back the mango he has stolen from the tree. And then the batsman has to take stock of the pace and the bounce. It was the eleventh over of the chase for Gujarat Titans when Bishnoi came on. Sai Sudharsan went immediately — went for the pull, but the line was away from him. He ended up dragging and miscuing it. In his next over, two more. Glenn Phillips fell off the first ball of the thirteenth, …