![]() “I use phrases which are commonly used by the people. Is this all a dream or reality?” Londhe, who is in his mid- fifties, has been writing lyrics for over two decades and some of his songs have been sung by well known Marathi singers. “I had heard stories of people becoming famous overnight and now it has happened to me. My photographs are all over,” said Londhe. He still cannot understand its sudden popularity. Then I heard it being played everywhere,” said Londhe. “I had forgotten about the song until I heard it being played by a Ganesh mandal (during the festival). He got paid Rs 25,000 by a buyer in May of this year. He composed the music, jazzing it up to a feet- tapping number and sang it too. ![]() It found no listeners at the time but recently when Londhe-who lives in Rajewadi slums in Pune’s Nana Peth area-desperately needed money, he decided to redo it. The name of the song was derived from his paternal aunt, whose courage was an inspiration to him. ![]() Sanjay Londhe’s song Shantabai had been written then as a lullaby for his newborn daughter Prajakta. A slum dwelling Marathi lyricist woke up to overnight fame recently after a song penned two decades ago became a chartbuster.
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