Sunita Williams’ 59th Birthday: Sonu Nigam, Shaan and Other Music Stalwarts Wish the NASA Astronaut With Heartwarming Musical Tribute (Watch Videos)
American astronaut Sunita Williams (September 19, 1965), who is currently on a space mission, received a heartwarming gift on her 59th birthday. On Wednesday (September 18), renowned music company Saregama took to its Instagram platform and shared a collaborative reel featuring music stalwarts, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Hariharan and Neeti Mohan along with producer-director Karan Johar. Sunita Williams Birthday in Space: NASA Astronaut Set To Celebrate Her Special Day on September 19 Aboard ISS for Second Time As Boeing Starliner Returns Uncrewed.
The post was captioned, “Come on India lets sing #HappyBirthdaySunita along with India’s biggest icons and send our collective wishes to Astronaut Sunita Williams up in space. Use #HappyBirthdaySunita to post your videos and Tag Saregama”. The video starts with Karan Johar smiling and saying, “Meri taraf se ek special birthday wish to someone very very very special jo humse hai duur bahut duur” and later Hariharan concludes with, “On behalf of entire India we celebrate you and the amazing journey of..” and the songs begins with Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Hariharan and Neeti Mohan as they beautifully sing the all-time classic track of late Mohammed Rafi titled ‘Happy Birthday Sunita’. Sunita Williams, Barry Butch Wilmore Address Earth While Being Stuck on ISS; Indian-Origin NASA Astronaut Says Will Vote in US Presidential Election 2024 From Space (Watch Videos).
Indian Singers Wish Sunita Williams on Her Birthday
In the last shot, Karan Johar says, “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you and come on India, aap bhi sing karo aur upload karo”. Meanwhile, renowned singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan also took to his Instagram and shared his blessings for Sunita. He wrote the caption, “Happiest birthday Sunita Williams!! We are all waiting for your safe return back to planet earth ! Love and best wishes”.
Shankar Mahadevan’s Birthday Wish for Sunita Willaims
The video starts with the Dil Chahta Hai singer talking about Sunita Williams and giving his best wishes for returning safely back to earth. He starts with, “Namskar, meri taraf se ek bahut hi khaas shaks ke liye jo humse bahut-bahut duur hai aur hum ye ummeed karte hai ki wo jaldi laut aaye dharti par aur unka birthday hai, aur wo hai hum sabki pyaari Sunita Williams”, and starts singing ‘Happy Birthday Sunita”. He concludes his adorable message with, “Many Many happy returns of the day Sunita, looking forward to meeting you on planet Earth, Very soon”.
For the unversed, Sunita Williams is currently in space with another astronaut Butch Wilmore as they were part of Boeing’s inaugural crewed mission on the Starline. However, due to some technical faults with the spacecraft, Williams and Wilmore are now slated to stay until February 2025.
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