Overview

• A group of Indian tourists broke into song in the elevator ascending the Eiffel Tower, performing without prior planning or flash-mob coordination.
• They sang “ja Sanam MaMadhur Chandni Mein,” a duet from the 1951 film Chori Chori originally voiced by Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey.
• The clip was posted on Instagram by Pankaj Gupta on May 31 and has since amassed thousands of views and widespread circulation.
• Some onlookers joined in with applause and smiles, while others criticized the rendition as intrusive and embarrassing in a confined public space.
• The video follows a recent viral moment of an Indian baraat procession on Wall Street, underscoring ongoing discussions about cultural expression by Indian tourists abroad.