Dhvani Bhanushali's 'Vaaste' garners 1.5 billion YouTube views

Mumbai, April 5 Singer Dhvani Bhanushali, who is known for her tracks like 'Vaaste', 'Ishare Tere' and 'Leja Re', has clocked 1.5 billion views for her song 'Vaaste' on YouTube.

Among the Indian songs that have crossed the 1 billion milestone are the devotional song 'Hanuman Chalisa' topping the list followed by regional songs like the Punjabi song 'Lehanga' and a Haryanvi song '52 Gaj Ka Daman' making Dhvani's song the fourth most viewed song nationwide.

This has made Dhvani the youngest Indian musician to achieve the milestone. 'Vaaste' has been composed by Tanishk Bagchi and written by Arafat Mehmood, with Nikhil D'Souza featuring as the co-singer, the music video is directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.

Expressing her gratitude, Dhvani said: "'Vaaste' is like that magical thing that happened in my life. I'll always be grateful to all the people who have watched it more than a billion times on YouTube. It was the team of Tanishk, Arafat, Nikhil, Radhika Ma'am, Vinay Sir and Siddharth that we could break so many records back then and even today. Most importantly it's all the love and support by the audiences; it only inspires me to work harder and create more magic. I want to thank everyone who was involved in making this beautiful song with me, our mark will live on forever."

Dhvani made her debut in the pop world with 'Ishare Tere' and followed it up with another hit, 'Leja Re'. However, it was 'Vaaste' that catapulted her to the A-list of Indian music.

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