Powai Dancer’s Video Passed off as Nusrat Jahan’s Durga Puja Dance

The woman seen in the video is one Rashmi Mishra who performed in Mumbai’s Powai area on 6 October.

A viral video falsely claimed that it shows Bengal MP Nusrat Jahan performing Dhunchui dance.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

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Resplendent in a saree with a bright shot of vermilion, TMC Lok Sabha member Nusrat Jahan had attended Durga puja celebrations of Suruchi Sangha in Kolkata with her husband on 6 October.

Jahan, the first-time MP from Bashirhat, has been in the line of fire from the Muslim clergy for bringing disrepute to the religion.

CLAIM

A video is now circulating on social media with the claim that it shows Jahan performing Dhunchui dance. Actor Paresh Rawal took to Twitter to reply to a tweet that showed the same video and claimed that the woman seen in the video is the Bengal MP.

Screenshot of the tweet by Paresh Rawal. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

Several social media users shared the video on Facebook and Twitter with the same claim.

Screenshot of the post on Facebook.(Photo Courtesy: Facebook)

Screenshot (Photo Courtesy: Facebook)

TRUE OR FALSE?

The woman in the video is not TMC MP Nusrat Jahan but a professional Kathak dancer, Rashmi Mishra. She performed the Dhunchui dance in Mumbai on 6 October.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT

We searched on YouTube using keywords ‘Dhunuchi dance nusrat jahan’ and found a video that was uploaded on 8 October with the caption ‘Best Dhunuchi Naach Winner 2019’.

A user’s comment on the video suggested that the woman in the video is not Nusrat Jahan, but one Rashmi Mishra. The comment reads: “This is Powai and she’s Rashmi Mishra. Correct it now - this same clip is being circulated all over the WhatsApp university idiots as Nusrat Jahan. Stop Misleading People. (sic)”

A user’s comment suggested that the woman in the video is one Rashmi Mishra.(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

Rashmi Mishra had posted the video on her Facebook timeline on 7 October with the caption: “Sharing my Dhunuchi Naach video of last night ie Saptami. My way of offering my prayers to Ma Durga.”

The text in the video mentioned that the video is from a function organised by Powai Bengal Welfare Association (PBWA) for the recently concluded Durga Puja festival.

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