There's a hint of nonchalance in Ankur Tewari's rendition; the kind that's becoming increasingly synonymous with new-age digital heroes who've been tackling the matter with an attitude edging more towards non-cooperation than anger.
Ankur Tiwari's anti-CAA anthem unveils on Saavn
Ankur Tewari's recently released Jio Saavn anthem Who Hum Nahi gives a new lease of life to his spirited song against the Citizenship Amendment Act, that was penned in a green room as he witnessed the violence against JNU students on screen, and subsequently performed at protests at Cater Road and the Gateway of India.
There's a hint of nonchalance in Tiwari's rendition; the kind that's becoming increasingly synonymous with new-age digital heroes who've been tackling the matter with an attitude edging more towards non-cooperation than anger. Comedian Vir Das used humour to address it in his recent set of shows, as have artistes like Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu and Farhan Akhtar.
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Unveiled on the platform today, the video features a composed-looking Tewari bravely but melodiously announcing that he won't be cowered in fear against the high-handedness of law-makers, glimpses of which are punctuated by an assortment of protestors' placards reiterating their bravado. In an interview with mid-day conducted a few days ago, Tewari took on the lot of Bollywood that shied away from commenting on the CAA, citing that they lacked substantial knowledge about the matter to take a stand. "If you voice your opinion logically, there should be no fear, whether or not your opinion is right. That there is this atmosphere where there is a fear of the repercussions of voicing an opinion makes me want to voice it more," Tewari had said. And even though Who Hum Nahi may lack the boisterous trappings of a patriotic number, he instils with the ballad-like rendition, the same spirit of valour that any other worthy anthem can.
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