India, Jan. 26 -- A surprising and endearing moment unfolded at a banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, as an Indonesian delegation serenaded their hosts with the popular Bollywood song Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The performance, which has since gone viral, saw senior Indonesian ministers performing the song originally sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, from the 1998 film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai directed by Karan Johar.

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The event was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi to honour Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who is on his first state visit to India. Subianto's visit, which marks a historic moment in Indo-Indonesian...