You probably have not been residing below a rock, the title Ranu Mondal ought to be acquainted by now. Mondal turned a family title when a video of her singing Lata Mangeskhar’s “Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai” went viral in August this yr. Her life modified in a single day when her expertise turned the speaking level for the entire nation.
For some time, Ranu Mondal (then often called the “girl singing at Bengal’s Ranaghat Station”) turned everybody’s favorite singer. She featured on everybody’s WhatsApp and Instagram tales, movies of her have been strewn throughout Fb and a few even made her voice their ringtones (No, we’re not exaggerating). Not like different viral movies which normally have a shelf life of some days, Mondal’s fame was long-lasting. Her voice touched the hearts of thousands and thousands, and everybody wished to know who she was.
However the Web is a merciless place. What began as stardom quickly became trolling. Quickly the desires and love notes became memes that included usually morphed and grossly distorted photographs of hers on social media.
Revealing her id was a game-changer, and doubtless the one transfer that even Mondal regrets now. However then once more, she did not actually have a selection within the matter, did she?
When Atindra Chakraborty shared Mondal’s video on social media and in addition disclosed her title to the world, we marvel if he’d ready her for what was to come back. Let’s assume that Ranu Mondal, given her humble background, had little or no concept about how social media works and did not actually know that there is at all times a draw back to fame.
Her private life was utterly torn aside and introduced below public scrutiny. Folks took it upon themselves to dig out Ranu Mondal’s estranged daughter and publicly disgrace her for abandoning her mom. Mr. Chakraborty, too, joined the bandwagon and additional ignited the general public towards Mondal’s household and painted them in an unfavourable mild. As particulars of Ranu Mondal’s previous emerged, increasingly individuals have been lured in. As a result of higher distress breeds extra fan following? Maybe.
Her daughters have been compelled to supply clarification and explanations to strangers, who appeared extra curious to make sure justice was served, much more than the “sufferer” herself.
The enthralling issue wore off quickly sufficient, and by now, individuals have been starting to get uninterested in minute-by-minute updates of what Ranu Mondal was as much as. From makeovers to alternatives to report with Himesh Reshammiya, Mondal’s journey appeared to be simply out a fairy story. However whether or not these grand gestures have been real or simply one other approach for manufacturers to money in on somebody’s two minutes of fame, we’ll by no means know.
Issues escalated and took a flip for the more serious when on-line trolls determined they did not need to miss out on a golden alternative both. Occasions have been created which marked individuals secure from Ranu Mondal photographs and movies. Memes have been made and Mondal, who most likely had no concept in any way, was brutally ridiculed on social media. It is fairly straightforward to scoff at somebody who does not actually have the identical platform to specific how she felt about all of this.
Very not too long ago, after the Supreme Court docket delivered the Ayodhya verdict, Ranu Mondal, like most web celebrities, turned the sufferer of faux information. After a parody web site printed a faux piece that Ranu Mondal had demanded land for a church the place the Ram Mandir is meant to be constructed, she was trolled mercilessly. Whereas some known as her ungrateful, others stated that she must be “proven her place”.
Just a few days in the past, a video of Ranu Mondal yelling followers to not contact or come close to her went viral. Because the video was shared over and over, the narrative was the identical – “How dare Ranu Mondal deal with her followers this fashion?” or “We made her who she is, how can she behave like this?”
Actually unhappy all of us twitterati supp her when her station vala video got here see her behaviour after turning into movie star
Such insult of any fan is pathetic #RanuMondal @singh_harmeet84 https://t.co/8rQHcEijau
— Nandini Idnani (@idnani_nandini) November 4, 2019
Ranu Mondal, who was singing in Railway Station says: * She’s now a celeb and others should not contact her! That is what occurs when individuals do not know to deal with the moment title and fame they get! pic.twitter.com/7tRk1WHTsL — Mahesh Vikram Hegde (@mvmeet) November 4, 2019
So, if somebody touches you inappropriately or with out your consent, must you not converse up? However then once more, Ranu Mondal owes her followers her life, does not she?
This, pricey buddies, is precisely the place the issue lies. Each time a video like Mondal’s goes viral, empathetic Indians rush to their rescue. In spite of everything, who does not like a filmy rags-to-riches story? However their sympathy comes with strings hooked up. Ranu Mondal, and folks like her, are anticipated to be mere puppets within the fingers of their followers and settle for no matter comes their approach with heads bowed down and folded fingers. The second you retaliate or take a step which followers do not approve of, you may be reminded of your home and the place you belong and diminished to nothing however a joke.
That is fairly evident within the newest development of Ranu Mondal memes. Sure, that is a factor now. Mondal was not too long ago known as to an occasion, the place she was dressed up by professionals. In shiny make-up, an OTT hairdo and lehenga, Ranu Mondal appears nothing like she did within the first video that surfaced of her.
Indian model of Sport of Thrones introduced.#ranumondal #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/oW5bgw9cAp
— Pavitra Behre (@_pavitra_af) November 17, 2019
#RanuMandal Pic 1: Clicked by iPhone 11 Pic 2: Clicked by Oppo/Vivo#ranumondal pic.twitter.com/oJeOytrN4m — A.v. Rajpurohit (@AvRajpurohit1) November 17, 2019
DEAR HOLLYWOOD , IF YOU HAVE THE
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WE HAVE OUR RANU MONDAL . ? pic.twitter.com/tYRz9hB4Fd
— A rY An (@aRyAn17469556) November 18, 2019
And as anticipated, Fb, Twitter and Instagram have been quickly bombarded with Photoshopped photographs of Ranu Mondal and memes which are supposed to induce laughter. The notion of “humour” has develop into so contorted within the age of free web, that laughter at another person’s price is the one approach we all know.
What’s worse is that these photographs have been allegedly faux. The make-up artist behind the intense makeover, too, confronted the brunt of social media customers who felt that the previous ought to have taken Mondal’s age into consideration. Consequently, Sandhya’s Makeover determined to come back forth with the true photographs of Ranu Mondal’s makeover, and it appears nothing just like the photoshopped variations being circulated on-line. In verbiage, you principally trolled her over nothing.
Here is the factor: Ranu Mondal was not in search of fame or fandom when a video of her went viral. She was not in search of a profession in Bollywood when Himesh Reshammiya recorded a tune together with her. She is not making an attempt to look “fairly” or conform with society’s concept of what a celeb ought to seem like when salons across the nation supply her free makeovers.
However, one can assume, that every one Ranu Mondal would like is respect – one thing that she is entitled to, and never on grounds of new-found fame or stardom. Now that we have delved deep into her previous, dug up her household historical past, applauded her achievements, trolled her, scorned her and made her the butt of our jokes, can we please depart her alone?
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