Shah Rukh Khan turns rapper, urges fans to vote
Bollywood superstar
Shah Rukh Khan has joined the league of Bollywood stars who have been
encouraging Indians to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. SRK on
Monday shared a special video urging the citizens of the nation to
exercise their ballot and choose a responsible government.
Shah Rukh
has lend his voice to various films. But this is probably the first
time he has crooned for a video issued in public interest. The song
titled “Karo Matdan” has some catchy and fun lyrics like “Hum desh ki
awaaz, desh ke deewane. Janta taiyaar apna faisla sunane.” In the song,
he tells everyone to vote for a government that loves the country and
its citizens more than themselves.
Composed by Tanishk Bagchi and written by Abby Viral, the over-a-minute long song has been sung by Shah Rukh Khan himself.
The Badshah of Bollywood took to social media to share the video
saying, “PM sahib @narendramodi ne creativity ki liye bola tha. Main
thoda late ho gaya video banane mein�aap mat hona Vote karne mein!!!
‘Voting is not only our Right, it is our Power.’ Please Use It. Thank u
to @tanishkbagchi @abbyviral @parakramsinghr .”
Previously, stars
like Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, AR Rahman, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar,
Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal had responded to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s appeal to encourage people to cast their votes in the
2019 Lok Sabha elections, reports Indian Express.
