Gully Boy Rapper Dharmesh Parmar a.k.a MC Tod Fod Found Dead, Cause Of Death Unknown
Bollywood has been hit by another tragedy as Rapper Dharmesh Parmar, better known by his pseudo name ‘MC Tod Fod,’ was found dead on Tuesday, March 22. The reason behind his sudden demise is still not clear.
Dharmesh sang songs for Zoya Akhtar’s film “Gully Boy”, which starred Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi.
Celebs Reaction
The news of his death has been received with shock and deeply mourned by Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi. The rapper had lent his voice for the song India 91 for Gully Boy.
The sad news was shared on Instagram by Ranveer Singh, who shared a picture of MC Tod Fod and added a broken heart emoticon.
Siddhant Chaturvedi also shared a screenshot of a conversation with the late rapper and extended his deep condolences. In the screenshot, the two were seen appreciating each other’s performance. He wrote “RIP Bhai” along with a broken-heart emoticon.
Notably, Dharmesh Parmar was also a member of the socially-conscious music Swadeshi group which always took up socially relevant topics and tried to help people connect to nature.
“Gully Boy” is the story of an aspiring street rapper from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai and was aptly portrayed by Ranveer Singh. Siddhant Chaturvedi played his mentor MC Sher in the film. Ranveer Singh was supported by Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Varma, Amruta Subhash, and Vijay Raaz in prominent roles.
‘Naka’ Rapping From The Chawls And Gullies Of Dharavi
The flick is based loosely on the lives of Divine and Naezy who started ‘naka’ rapping from the chawls and gullies of Dharavi. Their songs were centered on politics and poverty making waves at home and abroad. Today both are well known and own a major label contract.
The flick featured a deluge of 54 contributors, and MC TodFod was one of them. Besides Divine and Naezy included Ishq Bector, MC Altaf, Viveick Rajagopalan, Maharya, Rishi Rich, Dub Sharma, Jasleen Royal, Ace, 100 RBH, Noxious D, and Sez. In addition, there were 18-songs on the soundtrack of the film.
“Gully Boy” was a Box Office hit and made Rs 146 crores. The film boldly expresses characters from a marginalized section of the society with a form of music that also suffers the same fate of being marginalized in the conventional world of music.
