A video featuring an interaction between 'Look At Me Now' singer, Selena Gomez and an Indian fan requesting the popstar to say 'Jai Shree Ram' has gone viral.
American singer, actor, and entrepreneur, Selena Gomez's interaction with an Indian man has been circulating on the internet. The video features a clip of the pop sensation's interaction with a fan requesting her to say Jai Shree Ram. Gomez is well-known for her role, 'Alex Russo' on the Disney sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place. Referred to as 'Pop Princess', the singer-actor released a documentary film in 2022 titled, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me showcasing her struggles with physical and mental well-being.
The short video, which has gone viral across various social media platforms, shows an Indian man posing with the Only Murders In The Building actress, Selena Gomez. The man requests the latter to chant, Jai Shree Ram, who repeats the slogan in a rather confused tone.
The man tried to explain his request by saying it is the best slogan in India. To which the Calm Down, singer politely smiles giving the man a side hug and thanked him. Selena said:
"Aww, thank you, honey."
The video went viral after Pallav Paliwal shared the video on his page. The account posted the clip on their Instagram handle captioning it as a super exclusive interaction between one of their followers and Selena Gomez. While Paliwal shared the video as a recent interaction, fans were quick to notice that the said video was from May 2024. The post said:
"#superexclusive One of our followers met Selena Gomez and she said "Jai Shri Ram" on occasion on Diwali."
Click here to watch the video.
As the video went viral, fans noticed Gomez's outfit, sharing that the clip was not recent. In the viral clip, Selena was wearing a black velvet gown with white bardot sleeves by Saint Laurent. The singer-actress wore the outfit to the premiere of her musical comedy film, Emilia Pérez.
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The video which has steadily gone viral on social media, has collected over 1.3 million views on Instagram alone and has been shared almost 25,000 times. However, the reactions are rather negative, with many users calling the interaction negative. Netizens have been calling the interaction embarrassing. One user wrote:
"Our religion doesn't need unnecessary foreign validation. Stop embarrassing yourself and us along with you."
The video is going viral on X as well, the post there is captioned 'A Hindu man met Selena Gomez and asked her to chant “Jai Shree Ram”, only to be ignored by her.'
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