An Indian electronics professor, Sanjeev Srivastava, whose dancing video at a wedding has gone viral is in a state of shock saying how he did not expect that he would be famous for his dance movies.
Indian Twitter has even crowned him with the hashtag #dancinguncle – which started trending on Saturday. His Twitter account, only four days old, has got nearly 3,000 followers.
Laal Duppatte wali Song Govinda’s Famous Song- Me with My Wife Dancing on News India Interview @govindaahuja21 @ChunkyThePanday pic.twitter.com/AioQM4LeyO
— Sanjeev Shrivastava (@DabbutheDancer) June 2, 2018
Srivastava, who is 46 years old, said he has “no idea” how the video of him and his wife dancing went viral, adding that it was shot by a relative at a recent family wedding.
While he is not a dancer by profession, the dancing bug hit him when he was a child. At 10 years old, he took part in – and won – his first ever dancing competition.
Growing up in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, he participated in three other competitions – winning trophies in all of them.
While talking to BBC, he said that his schedule has been quite busy ever since the video of him and his wife dancing to the Bollywood hit debuted on social media.
Celebrities took to social media to applaud his moves, which featured on local television over the weekend. Moreover, the Twitterati family has been equally supportive.
I can see pure happiness on Mr #sanjeevshrivastva s face while he dances… this pure joy is what we actors & performers crave when we let loose in front of the camera, the ability to make others wanna dance just by looking at u is an acquired skill… keep the moves flowing sir. pic.twitter.com/0L3rBGOC2J
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) June 1, 2018
#DancingUncle is back & this time he has his own twitter handle. This man is a rockstar. https://t.co/qe7e8XH104
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 3, 2018
Has everyone in India by now seen this video of the amazing #DancingUncle (at a wedding presumably)? Insta, FB, WhatsApp, Twitter – no matter what platform I’m on, he’s everywhere! ? And I can’t get enough, he’s just too good! pic.twitter.com/h4TTHtSKlK
— Tina Sharma (@TinaSharmaT) May 31, 2018
#DancingUncle this is the video of the year! He’s everywhere, god, he’s brilliant. https://t.co/4UjdoC59UC
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) June 1, 2018
We all can relate to this who have grown up watching Mithun Da and Govinda Ji in 80s.I have yet to see somebody imitate Govinda Ji from Khudgarz as was done by Mr #sanjeevshrivastva… Carry on Sir… ??✌
— Bhaskar Agnihotri (@BHASKARAGNIHOT) June 1, 2018
Dance like nobody is watching you is now changed to dance like #sanjeevshrivastva . Ofcourse govinda’s magical movements can make anything becoming viral . #GovindaTwitter pic.twitter.com/JXPV05C6Fb
— Always #WithPK (@Raghuram_Here) June 2, 2018
Great Motivation for Youth.
All the Best for your Near Future.#sanjeevshrivastva @DabbutheDancer— Arun Joseph (@ArunJ0610) June 4, 2018
Dancing Uncle You are rock.#sanjeevshrivastva sir you were a real #hero.
— Ashutosh Singh (@Ashutos00757867) June 2, 2018
Dear @SanjeevMP_ ji
You are the true inspiration for us.
Hats off to you. Looking forward to see you on television very soon.#Sanjeevmoves#sanjeevshrivastva
Please see my recent tweet about you.https://t.co/oIq0Bpw0ta— Mohit Moreshwar Aitwadkar (@MohitAitwadkar) June 2, 2018
