Bollywood composers dedicate song to Peshawar victims
The duo hope that their song reaches the culprits who brought misery and despair upon the victims' families
The duo hope that their song reaches the culprits who brought misery and despair upon the victims' families. PHOTO: SNIPVIEW
December 2014 Peshawar massacre that claimed the lives of 151 people, including 141 children, left a horrifying mark across the globe. Such was the impact of the incident on Bollywood composers Salim and Sulaiman that they decided to dedicate a new song called Khalipan in memory of the victims.
"Our song Khalipan was composed after the 16 December 2014 incident, when 141 kids were killed in a school in Peshawar," said Salim.
"When we heard about the incident, Sulaiman and I thought, what if our children didn't come home that day? What would we have gone through? The thought itself was not easy to digest," he added in despair.
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Salim is of the view that terrorism is a 'disease' and such gruesome incidents can happen and are happening everywhere in the world.
"This incident happened in Peshawar, but terrorism is a disease that can happen anywhere in the world. We have gone through such incidents earlier. Mumbai has seen a lot of this," he said.
"In Peshawar, small kids were hiding under benches to avoid the bullets, our song is inspired from that incident," he added.
The composer also said that it would wrong to call the song a mere inspiration.
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"No, inspiration is the wrong word, it is a dedication. The song is dedicated to all children all over the world, who have been sacrificed under the name of terrorism, mainly in Syria, Indonesia," he said correcting himself.
The duo hope that Khalipan reaches the culprits who brought misery and despair upon the victims' families.
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"Our aim is that this video reaches those who sponsor terrorism in any country. We want to let them know what the families and parents of the children are going through. It is indeed very difficult, but not impossible," concluded Salim positively.
Penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Khalipan was released on Friday.
"Our song Khalipan was composed after the 16 December 2014 incident, when 141 kids were killed in a school in Peshawar," said Salim.
"When we heard about the incident, Sulaiman and I thought, what if our children didn't come home that day? What would we have gone through? The thought itself was not easy to digest," he added in despair.
Read: Bollywood continues to mourn for Peshawar attack victims
Salim is of the view that terrorism is a 'disease' and such gruesome incidents can happen and are happening everywhere in the world.
"This incident happened in Peshawar, but terrorism is a disease that can happen anywhere in the world. We have gone through such incidents earlier. Mumbai has seen a lot of this," he said.
"In Peshawar, small kids were hiding under benches to avoid the bullets, our song is inspired from that incident," he added.
The composer also said that it would wrong to call the song a mere inspiration.
Read: B-Town feels the pain of #PeshawarAttack
"No, inspiration is the wrong word, it is a dedication. The song is dedicated to all children all over the world, who have been sacrificed under the name of terrorism, mainly in Syria, Indonesia," he said correcting himself.
The duo hope that Khalipan reaches the culprits who brought misery and despair upon the victims' families.
Read: Ali Zafar honours Peshawar school victims in star-studded video
"Our aim is that this video reaches those who sponsor terrorism in any country. We want to let them know what the families and parents of the children are going through. It is indeed very difficult, but not impossible," concluded Salim positively.
Penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Khalipan was released on Friday.