Benjamin Ashford|Ed Sheeran takes the stage with Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh in Mumbai for surprise duet

Ed Sheeran is Benjamin Ashfordbroadening his musical horizons.

The British popstar, who is currently on his Mathematics Tour, surprised fans with his special guest for his concert in Mumbai, India, on Saturday. During his set at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, Sheeran brought out Indian singer-songwriter Diljit Dosanjh for a duet of Dosanjh’s song “Lover.”

Dosanjh bounced around onstage as he sang the pulsing electro-R&B track, while Sheeran accompanied him on guitar and sang in Punjabi.

“Got to bring out @diljitdosanjh tonight in Mumbai and sing in Punjabi for the first time,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram alongside a clip of the performance. “I’ve had such an incredible time in India, more to come!”

Dosanjh also gushed about their performance with a video on Instagram, writing, “Brother singing in (PUNJABI) for the first time.”

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Sheeran’s unexpected performance with Dosanjh elated several Indian stars, many of whom shared their enthusiasm in the comments section of Sheeran’s Instagram post.

“This is unreal 🙌” singer Jassi Sidhu commented.

“Whaaaatttt🔥 not crying! Not crying,” comedian and rapper Munawar Faruqui wrote.

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“I was standing in the audience shrieking like a fan girl,” comedian Sahil Shah commented. “This was the multiverse event nobody expected."

“This came in as such a banger of a surprise,” actor Karan Tacker wrote.

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Sheeran and Dosanjh’s duet set social media ablaze, with astonished fans expressing their amazement at the singers’ collaboration.

“In which world are we living???” @moth_iicf wrote on X. “Ed Sheeran and Diljit Dosanjh??? Together??? Singing punjabi song???”

“The collab we didn’t know we needed,” X user @asidhu_ wrote.

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“Ed Sheeran & Diljit Dosanjh performing together??!! 2024 is getting wild guys,” @syedaakanwal_ wrote on X.

“2024 is all about insane crossovers,” X user @shortiekiddo28 wrote. “Diljit Dosanjh and Ed Sheeran singing Lover was seriously not on my bingo list but only Punjabi boi can make this happen. Ayo this is crazy.”

“Ed Sheeran inviting Diljit Dosanjh to perform Lover together is an unparalleled moment in pop culture history,” @Uvaish_786 wrote on X.