John Abraham lauds India's spirit of unity in motivational video

Bollywood star John Abraham is proud of Indian citizens who have unified to fight the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. In a motivational video, directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, the actor has also recited a poem titled Mera Bharat Mahaan.

Mumbai: Actor John Abraham has lauded India in a new video created by his Satyameva Jayate director Milap Milan Zaveri. The actor said that he wanted to be a part of this gesture and tell people how strong they have become by uniting during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As people across the country band together to battle against one common enemy, the novel coronavirus pandemic, Milap decided to do his bit. The filmmaker created a motivational video that talked about the strength of India stemming from the unity of its people.

In the video, John recites a poem titled Mera Bharat Mahaan which has been penned by Milap.

"When Milap came to me with this idea, I knew I had to do it. I wanted to be a part of this gesture that tells people how strong we have become by uniting in this dire situation and thank those who are risking their lives every day to help others. Humanity as a race is facing this threat on a global level and it is our job to help, motivate and inspire each other in any way we can. Through this video, we just wanted to tell everyone out there that we shall overcome this," said John.

Talking about the video and his inspiration behind it, Milap said: "My inspiration comes from the power that we as a country have shown to fight this situation. We have stood together in this battle and are continuing to do so every day by following the protocol and staying safe in our homes."

"At the same time, the major reason we will win this battle is due to the medical professionals and policemen who are out there trying to save everyone they can. The video is dedicated to all these bravehearts and to the entire country. I wanted to do my bit, to show the people how they are the heroes. Thanks to the cooperation of my team and of course, John, we have tried to show our gratitude by capturing what we all feel," he added.

Conceptualised and written by Milap, the video has been edited by Maahir Zaveri and Sagar Manik. The tune is given by Lijo George with Azeem Dayani as the music supervisor. The sound design and mix have been provided by Kunal Mehta and Parikshit Lalvani.

With inputs from IANS.