Sanjeev Shrivastava aka Dancing Uncle just cannot help dominating Twitter feeds across the country with his viral hit dance to ‘Aapke Aa Jane Se’ at a wedding in Gwalior, reminiscent of Govinda and Mithun Chakraborty - his self professed dancing idols.
And now, netizens have taken a great shine to the exceptionally bindaas attitude and the smooth moves Dancing Uncle exhibited by copying his newly iconic dance. Here is Deep Brar, a musical artiste, who tweeted the following video:
Pragyan Behera, a professional dancer, seems to have started the trend on Instagram. She caught the eye of actress Anushka Sharma herself, who gave a shout-out to Dancing Uncle, with an elegant rendition of the original:
The spoofing trend seems to have become prominent on Instagram under the #CoolUncle hashtag, where @i_anupriya, with a sizeable following on the platform, uploading a video imitating Dancing Uncle’s most recognisable moves:
Sanjeev Shrivastava, erstwhile unknown gem from Bhopal, thus continues to inspire expressions of pure joy within all those touched his memorable dance video. Who next will take up this mantle and carry it forward?
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