Taapsee Pannu Narrates a Poem About Migrants That Brings Back Haunting Images from Lockdown
All through the last few months, heartbreaking images of migrant workers and daily wage labourers suffering the worst brunt of the lockdown, have hit timelines.
With uncertainty over when they will gain either unemployment or the opportunity to go back home, a number of Indians were put through a great period of suffering.
A video, shared by actor Taapsee Pannu on Thursday sought to remind the country once again, that for the first six months of 2020, India has had to deal with a lot “more than just a viral infection”.
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Titled “Pravasi” the video features animated recreations of some of the most gut-wrenching images from the lockdown — including one of a child trying to wake up his dead mother at a train station, and the video of two men fighting over a bag of rice.
The poem in the background, narrated by Pannu, reminds viewers of the horrors people spread out over a large part of the country have had to deal with — even assuming they had managed to avoid contracting the dreaded coronavirus.
The video received a lot of praise online, with some saying it was a reminder of how important the role of art was in our lives.
This is just brilliant!
Also tells you how important a role art plays in our lives – as a mirror to the harsh realities of society.
— Kartik Dayanand (@KartikDayanand) June 11, 2020
“This was… heartbreaking” another noted.
This was… heartbreaking.
— richa singh (@richa_singh) June 11, 2020
A series of pictures that probably will never leave our mind.The lines that will echo in our head for a long time. This pandemic was worse than just a viral infection for India. pic.twitter.com/9Bmuw01qix
— Dr Nazma (@nazmaaman) June 10, 2020
TV host Shruti Seth said that the lockdown had been a death sentence for many, and thanked the actor for “being their voice”.
Thank you for being their voice @taapsee
This pandemic became a death sentence for so many and they never even got infected by the virus.
Shame! https://t.co/B0GzFE6r1N— Shruti Seth (@SethShruti) June 11, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to affect large parts of the country, actors like Taapsee Pannu, Sonu Sood, Swara Bhaskar, and Amitabh Bachchan have been praised for putting the plight of the migrant workers first. Let’s hope the trend catches on and more celebrities use their privilege to highlight the suffering of the most vulnerable sections of our country.
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