Ed Sheeran duet with Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh delights Mumbai – and lights up India’s social media

CNN . . British singer Ed Sheeran wowed the stage in Mumbai with Diljit Dosanjh over the weekend as the pair sang a rendition of the Indian artists hit track Lover in Punjabi, a duet that promptly lit up Indias social media.. ..

Got to bring out @diljitdosanjh tonight in Mumbai and sing in Punjabi for the first time..

Sheeran wrote in a post.. . Singer and actor Dosanjh, 40, is one of the biggest South Asian artists worldwide and has played a major role in putting Punjabi music on the map internationally..

I am still processing what just happened here, I am never going to forget this night, another concertgoer said.. Spotify India commented on a video posted by Sheeran saying, we see fire on that stage, in reference to one of the British stars hits.. . Fans and Indian celebrities on social media praised Dosanjh for getting Sheeran to sing in an Indian language.. . Bollywood actor Varun Dhawancalled it global domination, in a comment on Dosanjhs Instagram video.. ..

And fans are hoping for more international crossovers with the Indian artist, with one person commenting first Sia, now Ed, Diljit gonna make everyone sing in Punjabi.. . India has 23 official languages, including English, and is home to hundreds of other mother tongues.. . . Punjabi is native to the Punjab region ofIndia, as well as neighboring Pakistan..

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