We are living in a time where trends rule, especially when it comes to music. Thanks to the internet, songs can become popular very quickly. Social media platforms like Instagram, or YouTube make it easy for us to share and enjoy these trending songs. When a song goes viral, everyone wants to join in. People make dance videos, lip-sync or create their own versions of the song, making it a shared experience. Recently, Bollywood veteran Anil Kapoor was featured in an Instagram video listening to the song Naina from the film Crew, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu and Kriti Sanon. The song, sung by Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah and Raj Ranjodh, has become a hit online. In the video, Kapoor remarked, “I know exactly who’d love this.” The video then pans and transitions to Norwegian dance group Quick Style. performing a dance routine to the popular song. “Anil knows who to call,” the dance group wrote as their caption.
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Quick Style member Nasir Sirikhan said in a comment, “This dance was so comfortable to do.”
Needless to say, the internet is loving it. A user commented on the post, saying, “My faves in a frame.” Someone called them “awesome,” while another user stated, “Lots of love to you guys … You are all my favs in frame.” A user praised, “What is common between Anil Kapoor and @thequickstyle?- Both are Timeless.” Other users commented with onslaughts on “OMG”s and fire and red heart emojis.
Quick Style is a globally renowned dance crew from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2006 by Suleman Malik, Bilal Malik and Nasir Sirikhan, as per their official website. They started out in local youth clubs and quickly rose to fame by winning various dance competitions, including multiple Norwegian Championships and World championships in 2008 and 2010. In 2009, they landed a contract with Sony Music and achieved international fame through YouTube after winning on “Norwegian Got Talent”.
However, they only gained huge global fame thanks to a viral video from co-founder Suleman Malik’s wedding last summer. Their 12-minute dance medley, featuring mostly Bollywood songs, showed off their smooth moves, charm and close friendship, which made the video very popular. It has over 137 million views on YouTube and more than half a billion shares and views on social media.
One of their performances, a dance to the Bollywood song Kala Chashma, also became a viral TikTok challenge. Celebrities like Jimmy Fallon, Demi Lovato and the Indian cricket team joined in, boosting Quick Style’s international popularity even more.
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