The Man Who Made The Nation Dance To His 'Rasoda' Tune, This Is Yashraj Mukhate's Success Story

You might have seen people going gaga over the new Pawri Ho Rahi Hai trend. You might have also heard the Rasode Mein Kaun Tha and Tuada Kutta Tommy mashup.?

The man behind these viral trends is Yashraj Mukhate, whose life changed overnight after his first clip went viral. Smriti Irani shared it, and Anurag Kashyap messaged him. For a common man like him, it was like a dream come true.?

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Who is?Yashraj Mukhate? The man shared his success story with Humans Of Bombay recently and revealed how he became an overnight sensation. It's because of his love for music that he has achieved so much.

Mukhate spent his childhood in Aurangabad. His parents were very supportive of his dreams.

"I was 3 when Baba got me a keyboard; I fell in love with music that day. I’d play it every chance I got. Even then, I knew I wanted to be a musician. Aai-Baba were supportive, but they wanted me to get a degree first.

He parents stood with him but they wanted him to complete his engineering first.?

"So, I pursued engineering; I’d attend college in the morning, but once home, I’d get on YouTube–I’ve learnt everything from there! Somehow, I got my degree & after that, I channelled all my energy towards music. I didn’t have proper equipment, so I’d create music using dabbas or chocolate wrappers. I’d make song covers & post them online."

Soon he started getting noticed and then came the turning point in his life -- the Kokilaben mashup.?

"Slowly, people started contacting me for work; I started composing jingles! It was a small start, but I was excited! Aai–Baba weren’t on social media, so they’d wonder what I was doing all day. I wanted to wait till I could show them a Yashraj Mukhate original.Then I saw Kokila Ben’s video–I worked on the audio for a day & posted it online the next day. I switched off my phone after, I had to work on a deliverable.When I switched it on in the evening, it was ringing?off the hook!"

From Anurag Kashyap to Smriti Irani, he was appreciated by one and all.?

"Smriti Ma’am shared my video, Anurag Kashyap sir DM’d me saying, ‘Good work’! It was a lot to process. Aai immediately got a kala dhaga & tied it on my wrist! Finally Aai-Baba saw my work!For a week, I didn’t sleep. It was all so new, I said ‘yes’ to everything–from interviews to collaborations. I was clueless & didn’t want to come across as rude. I was even invited to Lil Champs. Vishal Bhardwaj Sir & I worked on a song together; he wanted to work with me. ME!"

"A year back, I was struggling to reach 10k followers for the swipe up feature, but just a day before, I crossed 2 million! My friends still laugh about the fact that out of everything, it’s the ‘rasoda video’ that went viral; but life is unpredictable!Honestly, I was expecting the buzz around me to die down; we all know how social media works, but small surprises in the form of Tapsee Pannu recreating Biggini Shoot or Raveena Tandon Ma’am making a reel on ‘Tommy’ keep me going!Earlier, people referred to me as an ‘engineer’ but now that’s changed, it’s Yashraj Mukhate, the artist. Let’s see how life surprises me next, but abhi toh pawri ho rahi hai!".

Mukhate hopes to produce more such creations and make people smile.