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Yohani heads to B-Town for Devgn film

- By Bindu Rai

You are probably living under a rock if you have yet to hear Manike Mage Hithe, the viral track by Sri Lankan singer Yohani that has become a TikTok rage.

After catching the attention of Bollywood and rubbing shoulders with Salman Khan on a reality show he hosts, Yohani is now ready for her big debut. The singer will croon a Hindi-language version of the popular track for the Ajay Devgn film Thank God.

Directed by Indra Kumar and produced by T-Series, the announceme­nt was made on the latter’s social media accounts, with a post that simply read: “We’re happy to announce that the Hindi version of Sri Lankan sensation @yohanimusi­c’s blockbuste­r track #ManikeMage­Hithe will be a part of our film #ThankGod.”

The movie also stars Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead. “Yohani’s song has become a super sensation and I am extremely thankful to Bhushanji [Kumar, head of T-Series] for giving me this blockbuste­r track to be part of ‘Thank God’,” Kumar said in a statement.

The video of the track has already crossed 150 million views on YouTube, while several celebritie­s have been seen performing to a TikTok of the track.

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