New Delhi . Sometimes people in the village were hesitant to even talk to him, but today his voice has given him a different identity. Bundelkhand's blind singer Sunil Lodhi is in the news these days because of his bhajan sung in the film Hanuman Ansh. His melodious voice is reaching people's hearts and along with the success of the film, his life story is also inspiring people. Sunil Lodhi is very emotional with his new identity and success. He says that whatever good has happened in his life is completely the result of the blessings of Hanuman ji.
It is said that the low budget film Hanuman Ansh has attracted the attention of the audience by performing brilliantly at the box office. The story of the film and its bhajans are also getting a lot of love from the people. Among these bhajans, Maine Tere Hi Bharose, sung in the voice of Sunil Lodhi, is especially in discussion. For Sunil, this opportunity has not only become an opportunity to sing in a film but also a big recognition of his long struggle and dedication towards music.
Sunil Lodhi has not been able to see since childhood. Despite this, he never let this challenge become a hindrance to his dreams. The special thing is that he neither took any formal training in music nor did he receive music education from any guru. He made his listening ability the biggest medium of learning. Sunil tells that he used to listen to the songs of great singer Lata Mangeshkar and used to practice singing by listening to them. Gradually music became an important part of his life.
Sunil improved his singing skills by singing in bhajan, kirtan and religious events held in the village. Later he took the help of social media and started spreading his voice to the people by singing bhajans along with Bundeli folk songs. In the beginning, hardly anyone would have thought that this voice would one day bring him such great recognition, but gradually people recognized his talent.
In the year 2019, one of his Bundeli songs became very popular among the people. After this there was a new turn in his life and he reached Mumbai. There he met Vishal Chaturvedi, director of the film Hanuman Ansh. This meeting gave Sunil the opportunity to sing for the big screen. However, even before this his bhajan had become quite popular among the Kataiya people of More Sankat.
Sunil also shared an interesting anecdote related to this bhajan going viral. He was once traveling in a train going to Jhansi and he had a tanpura. Some people present in the train recognized him and expressed their desire to have him sing a song. Sunil sang his bhajan there. Later this song was recorded and became increasingly popular among the people. Social media has made his voice heard far and wide