An influencer from Uttar Pradesh, Mahi Singh, has started a viral social media campaign, appealing to her followers for small donations — just Rs 1 or Rs 2 — to help her buy the newly launched iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The request, made via a video and an attached QR code, quickly gained traction, stirring widespread discussion across platforms like Instagram and X.
Mahi Singh, a digital creator and self-styled ‘Beauty Queen' from Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, candidly explained her plight in the video, stating that her father refused to buy the high-end smartphone for her. She explained that although her father had given her an iPhone 16 only a few months earlier, he had declined her request for the upgraded model.
Singh is seen saying, "17 Pro abhi launch hua hai, iska colour bhi mujhe bohot pasand hai. Abhi 3 mahine pehle papa ne lekar diya tha, 16 hai. Aur ye phone humko lena hai 21 October ko hamara birthday hai lekin papa mujhe ye phone nahi dila rahe. (The 17 Pro has just been launched and I really likes its colour. Three months ago, my father bought and gave me the iPhone. 16. I now wants to get this new phone for my birthday on Oct. 21, but my father is not buying it for me)".
I've seen beggars before, but this is the first time I'm seeing a beggar of this kind.pic.twitter.com/b0L74ChmTN
September 26, 2025"Aaplog ek-ek, do-do, teen-teen, char-char rupiye ki help karoge toh main ye phone le sakti hun aur aapka dil se shukriya karungi. Ye mera sapna pura ho jaaye, haqiqat mein ye phone mujhe itna pasand aya ki kuch kehne ko nahi hai," she added.
She asks that If her followers could help her with one, two, three or four rupees each, she would be able to buy this phone and that she would thank you sincerely.
It would make her dream come true. She said that she likes this phone so much that she really cannot describe it.
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