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7 viral videos by Kili Paul that made him an Instagram star

Varsha VatsFebruary 22, 2022 | 15:42 IST

Instagram star Kili Paul from Africa has been honoured by the High Commission of India recently in Tanzania.

If you are not able to recall: You might have come across an African boy and a girl lip-syncing to Bollywood songs on Instagram reels. Yes, that’s Kili Paul and his sister Neema Paul.

High Commissioner of India in Tanzania, Binaya Pradhan, posted pictures from the High Commission. He wrote, “Today had a special visitor at the @IndiainTanzania; famous Tanzanian artist Kili Paul has won millions of hearts in India for his videos lip-syncing to popular Indian film songs #IndiaTanzania.”

Kili Paul is a popular content creator on Instagram, with 2.2 million followers. He is famous for lip-syncing Bollywood songs. Recently, he shared a few lip-synced videos on Punjabi hits. And the sibling duo aced that too.

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If you have missed the entire buzz around this internet sensation, here are his viral videos.

TOP 7 VIRAL VIDEOS OF KILI PAUL

1. RAATAAN LAMBIYAN

Kili and Neema’s first viral video was on the song Raataan Lambiyan from Shershaah. The lip-sync video was later shared by Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra.

He shared two reels on the song back to back. Their first video on the song received 2.1 million views and the other one received a whopping 5.8 million views.

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2. TAKDA HE JAWAN

His most-watched video is one lip-synced on the Insta-famous song Kina Chir. The video has 48 million views.

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3. KACHA BADAM

The duo also joined the viral Kacha Badam trend. They performed the hook steps and aced them quite well.

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4. AAJTAK THEME SONG

Well not just song, Kili danced to AajTak’s theme tune as well. “My Vibes as soon as I switch on the news on @AajTak #AajTakTune,” he wrote in the caption.

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5. REPUBLIC DAY VIDEO

As the Paul siblings are quite famous in India, they posted a video on Republic Day as well.

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6. ANOTHER PUNJABI HIT

Another Punjabi lip-sync video that his followers loved was on the song Kale Je Libaas Di.

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7. TRIBUTE TO LATA MANGESHKAR

Both the brother and sister seem quite attached to Indian culture. They also made a video on Lata Mangeshkar’s song Jaane Kya Baat Hai after her demise.

“R.I.P to @lata_mangeshkar her voice was so soothing and so amazing she will always remain in our hearts,” Kili wrote.

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Which one did you love the most? Tell us in the comments.

Last updated: February 22, 2022 | 15:42
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