Watch: Russian Girl Sells Vegetables On Indian Street, Internet Reacts

A video doing rounds on the internet shows a Russian girl based in Goa selling potatoes and onions on the street with a local vendor The vendor is seen teaching her some of Bollywood's iconic dialogues. The video has garnered 15.3 million views on Instagram since it was posted on social media by a Russian creator. The clip features Marie, the energetic visitor approaching a local vendor and exclaiming in an accent, "Sabzi bechna sikhao!" which translates to "Teach me how to sell vegetables!"

Viral Video: Russian Girl Selling Vegetables On Indian Street

The vendor, embracing the unexpected encounter, readily agrees, and the video chronicles their day spent working together, selling potatoes and onions to amused customers.

The fun doesn't end here as the interaction escalates to Maria learning the popular Nana Patekar's dialogue from the 2007 film Welcome. The dialogue, which is very popular in the meme culture of India: "Aloo lelo, kaanda lelo" was quickly adopted by the Russian blogger and it even worked as many people came to buy their vegetables. 

The team of Maria and the vendor named in the video Prateek then went on to learn the tougher dialogue "Subah se na ek aaloo bika hai, na bika hai aadha kaanda" translated to, "Since morning, neither a potato nor an onion has been sold." 

Maria, in her caption, expressed she particularly finds the art of bargaining, a way of life in Indian marketplaces, to be both amusing and fascinating. Her post read, "Russian kudi aate hi sabne kharida kaanda [Everyone bought onions as soon as the Russian girl arrived]."

Netizens React

Maria's infectious enthusiasm, coupled with her playful attempt to mimic a popular Bollywood dialogue, has won over viewers worldwide. The comments section of the widely loved viral video was flooded with love by netizens all over India as a comment read, "How many times will you win the same heart?"

Many invited her to their hometowns and cities to make videos in India.

This heartwarming video not only showcases the cultural richness of India but also serves as a reminder of the simple joys found in human connection and shared experiences.

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