HIPA ropes in 14 actors for song against coronavirus

HISAR: The Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) has brought 14 actors, hailing from the state, to feature in a music video motivating people to put up a united fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The song, uploaded on YouTube on Saturday, is written by Nitin Trikha and Vikas Rohila and sung by Vikas, Nitin and Sarvajit Kaur. Satish Sehgal has composed its music.
The lyrics of the song say, “This season of gloom will not last forever. Weather will change, branches have green leaves and fruits will grow again. Don’t give up, old days will come again.”
The artistes are depicting as doctors treating patients wearing PPE kits and police personnel feeding labourers. Noted actor and a Hisar native Yashpal Sharma, who performed along with other artistes in the song, said it was composed on HIPA’s initiative by Vishwa Deepak Trikha.
Others who featured in the video included Rohitash Gaur of Kalka, Pandit Jagannath, Panipat native Rajendra Gupta, Rajendra Sharma Nanu of Yamunanagar, his actor wife Geeta Agarwal Sharma, actress Bhumi Pednekar’s mother and former Maharashtra home and labour minister Satish Padnekar’s wife Sumitra Hooda Pednekar of Rohtak, Rohtak resident Rajesh Bakshi, Jind resident Jagbir Rathi, Sampla resident Naveen Ohlyan, Yamunanagar resident Anurag Arora, Bhiwani resident Sunil Chitkara, Jahanvi Sangwan, Ramji Bali of Faridabad.