Mughal-E-Azam Style 'Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya' Flash Mob Wins NYC's Times Square

A Mughal-e-Azam themed flash mob that took New York City’s Times Square by storm shows a video of the performance that went viral on the internet. The clip depicts a group of Kathak dancers beautifully dancing to the tunes of the song ‘Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’ from the iconic yesteryear Bollywood movie, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ at the famous New York intersection.

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In the clip posted on the gram, several girls were seen wearing Anakrkali style suits and hats before they sprung into a dance. A huge crowd soon gathered around the classical dancers to catch a glimpse of the breathtaking performance.

The one-of-a-kind flash mob was organised as a part of promotions of a show named ‘Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical’ which will be staged in New York City next month. The musical draws inspiration and is based on the 1960 film by the same name that was helmed by legendary director K Asif. The excellent team behind the show are currently on a North American tour showcasing their musical across cities in the United States of America and Canada.

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Another moment when the internet danced to the tunes of desi beats was when a professional bhangra artist, Hardy Singh started walking aling the road in Times Square and then broke into a super peppy and energetic bhangra routine to the tunes of the Punjabi song ‘Mudian Toh Bach Ke’

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Indian rappers, pop stars and musicians such as Divine, Raja Kumari, Armaan Malik and more have previously done the nation proud by getting featured on the Times Square Billboard in the past. Divine featured on the iconic chartbuster list for his album ‘Punya Paap’, Armaan Malik made it to the Billboard for his song ‘Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha’ in the year 2014 which was featured in the Salman Khan starrer ‘Jai Ho’.

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Apart from this, Punjabi pop star and musician Raashi and US based Indian origin pop icon Raaja Kumari made it to the Times Square Billboard in New York City for their collaborative music production, ‘Out of Love’ that turned out to be a major hit.