Mumbai: Shree Gulshan Kumar's Hanuman Chalisa has created history by becoming the first devotional song to cross the one billion mark. The devotional song has been uploaded on the T-series Bhakti channel on YouTube.
Gulshan Kumar's son Bhusan Kumar who is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of T-series expressed his happiness on the achievement and tweeted, "t's a moment of joy for our @TSeries family today as our Hanuman Chalisa video becomes the 1st devotional video to cross 1 Billion+ views on YouTube. Dad, may your blessings always be with us & help us in achieving many more such milestones."
The singer of the YouTube hit Hanuman Chalisa is Hariharan while its composers are Lalit Sen and Chander.
The description of the devotional song on YouTube promises good health and more. It reads, "Those who Chant Hanuman Chalisa Regularly with full devotion will definitely have very good Health & Wealth. Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa will relieve any kind of illness or adversity and bring Prosperity in one's life."
You can watch the video here:
In the late 90s, Gulshan Kumar was looked up to as the king of devotional songs. His channel T-Series, which was involved in a tug-of-war with famous YouTuber Pwedipie, finally became the most subscribed YouTube channel in the world.
Speaking about the rise in popularity of the Hanuman Chalisa, Bhusan Kumar says, "People turn to and recite the Hanuman Chalisa during their low phase. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all in the midst of a challenging situation, and the Hanuman Chalisa helps us to deal with pain and hardship and gives us the courage and strength to face problems. I'm overwhelmed with the love this devotional video has received. We, at T-Series have always focused, supported and brought to audiences devotional music right from the time of the inception of the company."
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