Sona Mohapatra Releases A Funny-Political Music Video Titled ‘Zaalima’ Amid Lockdown
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
Sona
Mohapatra's
soulful
voice
is
a
perfect
fit
for
love
ballads,
case
in
point
Ambarsariya,
Naina,
Bolo
Na
&
many
of
her
hits
&
sadly,
while
very
few
female
solo
songs
are
released
nowadays
in
film
soundtracks,
it
came
as
a
pleasant
surprise
to
see
this
reprise
&
refreshing
version
of
the
the
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
film,
Raees'
popular
love
song.
Sona
has
an
unique
ability
to
infuse
newness
in
songs
&
her
version
of
Zaalima
is
nothing
like
the
Arijeet
version.
As
per
her
post,
she
had
created
this
in-house
video
with
some
interesting
'gender-political'
messaging
about
the
state
of
the
music
industry
some
time
ago
&
is
all
set
to
release
it
to
spread
cheer
&
even
some
laughs
to
drive
away
the
lockdown
blues,
now!
Sona
says,
"Musicians
have
been
hit
the
hardest
in
recent
times.
There
are
no
residuals
or
royalties
for
creators
here
unlike
the
west
&
unless
we
step
out
to
play
concerts
on
stage
we
don't
make
money.
It's
only
sweat
labour
in
India.
The
lockdown
&
post
Covid
era
will
hit
the
musicians
even
harder
with
no
stages
to
play
in
&
the
economy
focusing
on
essentials.
In
these
grim
times,
most
artists
in
my
community
have
been
setting
aside
their
own
emotional
state
&
performing
online
to
spread
joy
&
love
&
I
am
so
proud
of
all
of
them!"
She
further
added,
"In
these
times
you
realise
that
it's
mostly
musicians
who
have
the
craft
&
talent
to
deliver
without
too
many
resources
or
people
helping
them.
My
DIY
video
should
be
taken
with
a
pinch
of
salt
although
any
good
comedy
does
come
from
a
truthful
place;
our
film-music
has
completely
sidelined
the
strong
solo
female
voice
in
the
last
decade
&
it's
time
for
all
of
us
to
notice".