The State’s film fraternity has come forward to create awareness about the COVID-19 situation with a video song called “Hope”.
The song titled “Jay Jay Jay Ho Odisha” is an initiative of Sidharth TV, Sidharth Music and Sarthak FM. Singer Shasank Sekhar has lent his voice for the song with lyrics written by Arun Mantri.
The song starts with a message of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying blessings of Lord Jagannath and sacrifice of all the people would help the State win the battle against the deadly virus. The video features several Ollywood personalities, including Arindam Roy, Siddhant Mohapatra, Sabyasachi Mishra, Swaraj, Mahasweta Ray, Anu Chaudhury, Elina Samantray, Bhoomika Dash and Prem Anand. The video was shot at homes of the film personalities and carries the message that the critical situation shall pass with awareness and a pledge to maintain social distancing.
Governor Ganeshi Lal and sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik have also been featured in the video.