The recently released song ‘Qaafirana’ from Kedarnath has received an exceptional response from the audience garnering over 5 million views in just 24 hours.
Qaafirana showcases the innocent chemistry and growing romance between Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan.
‘Qaafirana’ is a soulful song and is crooned by Arijit Singh & Nikita Gandhi.
The makers’ RSVP took to their social media handle and tweeted, “मुसाफिर banke chalein hai दिल ke raaste pe! इश्क़ hai ya.. kya hai, #Qaafirana!’’
While the trailer of the Kedarnath set the mood for the romantic tale based amidst the tragic floods of Uttarakhand, the first song Namo Namo took the audience on a pilgrimage trip to the holy temple.
The second song ‘Sweetheart’ of Kedarnath also recieved a thunderous response from the audience.
The trailer received an exceptional response from the audience across quarters owing to the gripping storyline and crackling chemistry of the leading duo.
In the film, Sushant essays the role of a cheerful and hard-working Muslim pithoo who carries the devotees on his back to the Kedarnath shrine for livelihood, while Sara essays the role of a bubbly Hindu devotee who falls in love with her bearer. It is intriguing to see is how love blossoms between them, get hit by caste barriers and eventually gets tangled with the devastating Uttarakhand floods that hit the state in 2013.
Kedarnath marks the debut of Sara Ali Khan, the film also presents the second association of Abhishek Kapoor with Ronnie Screwvala along with Sushant Singh Rajput after Kai Po Che.
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Pragya Kapoor’s Guy In the Sky Pictures, Kedarnath is directed by Abhishek Kapoor and is slated to release on 7th December 2018.