The Internet stars and singing sensations, Nandy Sisters — Ankita and Antara (L to R) — enthralled all with their captivating stage presence, perfect melody and in-tune camaraderie with fans on Sunday. A meet-and-greet event had brought them to Mani Square Mall, Kolkata, on July 16. The sisters dazzled in matching embroidered denims. While Ankita opted for a green top, Antara wore a white crop-top with a denim jacket
Photos: Amit Pramanik/My Kolkata
Fans cheered and welcomed the sisters on stage. A few of them even waited for more than four hours to attend the event. Antara’s “Hi everybody” received a thundering response from the audience. Ankita and Antara started with a bonding moment, waving at her fans. She asked how they were feeling. She said, “Thank you so much for making the time to come here today, we feel so special!”. Then, the sisters swiftly moved to a musical quiz in which they sang a few lines from popular covers and their fans had to sing along
The Nandy Sisters then sang and strummed their ukuleles. “Amra ekta game khelbo” said Antara, who also did most of the conversation, and the duo then mesmerised with numbers like ‘Chaand Baaliyan’, ‘Asino Faguno Mase’ and ‘Tapa Tini’, ‘Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai’, ‘Piya Re’, ‘Nilanjana’, ‘Paramsundari’ among other songs. They also sang ‘Gouri Elo’ and Nandy Sisters original ‘Kabhi Aakey Woh Mujhe Naam Se Meri’. The selected fans got to participate in “Finish the Song” quiz and win goodies
The huge turnout at Mani Square had people on all the other floors, eager to catch a glimpse of Ankita and Antara Nandy. The six-to-sixty fans in front of the stage threw their hands up in the air to participate in the music quiz, grooved and lent their voices with the sisters without missing a beat. The first among the few fans, who got the songs right, was Ratul Singha, who also drew a mandala with Veena for the sisters. Ankita, a fan, stole the hearts of the sister by singing ‘Tapa Tini’ in perfect tune
The Nandy sisters happily posed with their fans for selfies as they conducted the second programme of the evening in which the fans had to give the right answers to questions related to the sisters. Apart from the engaging programmes, the fans were also impressed by the involvement of sisters with their fans. Trisha Laha (below) got a compliment from Antara for being so tall at such a young age. The sisters not only remembered the real names of several of their fans, but also their social media handles.
Antara had major jaw-dropping moments as the sisters received artistic gifts from their fans. From portraits to pencil sketches and correct answers on the nicknames of the sizzling sisters and names of their pet dogs, the interest and dedication of their fans swept the sisters off their feet. Turjo (on right) who drew a colour portrait of the sisters received a spontaneous “Khub sundor, absolutely stunning” (very beautiful) comment from Ankita. It took the fan 2-3 days to complete painting, he shared upon enquired by Antara, who replied, “The hard work shows”
The evening also saw heart touching moments when a fan broke into tears on meeting the sisters in person. Followed by a warm hug, Antara could not help but marvel at Chandra, from Bidhannagar, who looked beautiful in floral top, blue denims and sparkly eyeliner (photo on left). “Chandra is too pretty”, said Antara, keeping her arms wrapped around the emotional fan. The young girl shared how she was inspired by the Nandy Sisters to learn Ukulele. The sisters also met another sister duo (photo on right). The little one, who also has a ukulele just like the Nandys got it autographed and also had an impromptu gig on stage, singing ‘Ishaq Mere Yaara’. Their dreams did come true
