Ranu Maria Mandal is an Indian singer who used to sing songs at a railway station in Ranaghat, West Bengal. She became an overnight internet sensation after her video, in which she was seen singing the song “Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai”, went viral on social media.
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Ranu Mandal was born on Saturday, 5 November 1960 (age 62 years; as in 2022) in Krishnanagar, West Bengal. She spent most of her childhood at her aunt’s house in Ranaghat, West Bengal, as her parents died when she was only six months old. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Ranu is fond of music since childhood and has been listening to the songs of legendary Indian singers like Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar. She got married at the age of 19 and came to Mumbai with her husband in search of work.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family, Caste and Husband
Ranu Mandal belongs to a Christian family. His father, Aditya Kumar, was a hawker. There is not much information about his mother. When she was 19, she married her neighbour, Bablu Mandal (a cook). They have a daughter, Elizabeth Sathi Roy, and a son, Bablu Mandal. Bablu Mandal died in 2009. Ranu has married twice. She also has a son and a daughter from her second husband.
Ranu Mandal with her daughter Sathi Roy
livelihood
Ranu Mandal started her career by doing small jobs in Mumbai. After this he started singing for a club in Mumbai. After some time, Ranu left the job because her husband Bablu did not approve of it. After the death of her former husband, she returned to her hometown Ranaghat and lived alone in poverty there. Mandal started singing at the railway station in Ranaghat to earn his livelihood. She came into limelight when a video of her singing the song “Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai” went viral on social media.
What is the voice of a woman working at Ranaghat station in West Bengal, fell in love with this voice 😊#krishaandaszubu
BarpetaTown Place of Peace March 28, 2019
Subsequently, he was invited to guest perform on the reality TV show “Superstar Singer”. After hearing her song “Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai” on the show, Bollywood composer Himesh Reshammiya asked her to sing a song for him.
Ranu Mondal made her singing debut in 2019 with the song ‘Teri Meri Kahani’ from the Bollywood film “Happy Hardy and Heer”. Reshammiya shared a short version of the song through her Instagram handle while it was being recorded by Ranu.
controversies
Amra Shobai Shoitan Club controversy of Ranaghat
In 2019, Ranu Mandal’s daughter Sathi Roy had alleged that the members of Ranaghat’s Amra Shobai Shoitan Club, who were taking care of her mother, were not allowing her to meet her mother. They were not allowing Sati to even talk to her mother on phone. He also accused Atindra and Tapan (club members) of threatening him.
Insult of Lata Mangeshkar
In February 2023, he was heavily criticized by netizens for insulting Lata Mangeshkar in a video that went viral on social media. In the video, Ranu Mondal can be heard calling the legendary singer “Lata Phata”. He said,
The song she is singing is not of any kind. This is not Lata ji’s. The voice I have sung is also good. It was good, it’s good.”
Favorite
Singer: Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
fact
- Ranu was born in an economically backward family in West Bengal.
- When Mandal sang in a local club in Mumbai, she got the name ‘Ranu Bobby’.
- Her former husband, Bablu Mandal, worked as a cook at Feroze Khan’s house.
- In 2019, 26-year-old engineer Atindra Chakraborty, who first heard Mandal singing a Lata Mangeshkar song at Ranaghat station in West Bengal, shared her video on Facebook.
Ranu Mondal with Atindra Chakraborty and her friend
- The video posted on the Facebook page ‘Barpetatown the Place of Peace’ instantly went viral on social media. It received over four million views within days of being posted.
- While sharing information about his meeting with Ranu, Atindra Chakraborty said-
I was hanging out with my friends at a tea stall on platform number 6. Rafi’s song was playing loudly on the radio. Suddenly I heard the lady humming the tune while she was sitting on the stage floor. I asked her if she could sing something for us. She sang a song and I recorded it on my mobile. We were amazed at how melodious she was.”
- After Ranu’s video went viral on the internet, many people voluntarily provided food to her.
- Mandal also got a free makeover by a local salon.
Ranu Mandal reached salon for makeover
- The fame of Mandal also attracted the attention of the district administration. The local Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Government of West Bengal honored her as part of the Kanyashree Day celebrations of the Government of West Bengal on 14 August 2019. He also assured him of assistance from the government.
- After coming into limelight she got the nickname “Ranaghat ki Lata”.
- When Mandal came to the show “Superstar Singer”, the host of the show Jay Bhanushali asked him the reason for singing songs at the railway station. After which Ranu replied that she did not have a house to live in and she used to sing songs to earn her living. He further told that sometimes people would give him biscuits, some food or money after listening to his songs.
- Reportedly, he has received Rs. Himesh Reshammiya got 6-7 lakhs for singing his first Bollywood song.
Ranu Mandal and Himesh Reshammiya in the recording studio
- There is also speculation that Salman Khan, impressed by her singing, has gifted her a house.
- Ranu told in an interview that because of the video that went viral, she was able to meet her daughter Sathi Roy after almost a decade. She even said that this is her second life and she will try to make it better.
Ranu Mandal and her daughter
- Mandal’s story now parallels the success story of renowned American voice-over artist, philanthropist, author and sportscaster Ted Williams. Like Ranu, he also performed the promo of a radio advertisement. His video received tremendous attention and became a viral sensation.
ted williams
- When Lata Mangeshkar was asked about Ranu Mondal’s claim to fame, she expressed happiness but with skepticism. He said,
If my name and work benefits someone then I consider myself lucky. But I also feel that imitation is not a reliable and lasting companion to success. By singing my songs or Kishoreda (Kumar), or (Mohammed) Rafi saab, or Mukesh Bhaiya or Asha (Bhosle), aspiring singers can get short-term attention. But it won’t last.”
- Ranu’s daughter Elizabeth Sathi Roy was widely criticized on social media for abandoning her mother for almost a decade. However, her daughter claimed that she did not know that her mother used to sing at Ranaghat railway station as she was not able to visit her regularly. She also said that contrary to the rumors that she had connected with her mother only after her mother rose to fame, she was always in touch with Ranu.
- In November 2019, a video of Ranu Mandal went viral on social media. In the video, she was seen objecting to her fan touching her inappropriately.
Really sad when his station video came out we all twitter people supported him, saw his behavior after becoming a celebrity, such disrespect to any fan is pathetic #ranumandal @singh_harmeet84 https://t.co/8rQHcEijau
– Nandini Idnani 🇮🇳🚩 (@nandiniidnani69) 4 November 2019
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