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Samashti Gubbi, popular as Sanskrit Sparrow, stunned the Internet with her recreation of Ranveer Singh’s ‘Apna Time Aayega’ from ‘Gully Boy’ in Sanskrit. The video of Gubbi performing the rap in a podcast with Adarsh Sakare is now winning hearts.
The viral video begins with Gubbi revealing she wrote a rap in Sanskrit. As the video progresses, she goes on to perform the popular ‘Apna Time Aayega’ in one of the oldest languages in the world, leaving the podcast host stunned. Originally performed by Ranveer Singh and Divine, ‘Apna Time Aayega’ became a massive hit in 2019.
“Apna Time Aayega, Sanskrit Version Incoming,” Sakare wrote.
Watch the viral video here:
The video garnered over 5,90,000 views on the platform as social media users lauded Gubbi for her recreation. Reacting to it, a user wrote, “Sanskrit sounds so beautiful and respectful. No other language matches up.” Another user commented, “Sanskrit is fitting well for rap. It is not sounding odd or anything. It sounds good.”
“I love the lyrics of it. Studied Sanskrit myself for 5 years back in school, even performed a ‘Qawwali’ in sanskrit back then haha. I feel, maybe if i hear this rap over the beat, then it’ll be even better,” a third user reacted.
With over 67,000 Instagram followers, Samashti Gubbi is known for her understanding of the Sanskrit language and has been creating videos on the same. She is a founder of sthaayi.in and runs several WhatsApp channels—Sanskrit Ride, Sanskrit Band, Sanskrit vlogs and Sanskrit weekends.
