An Indian American Democratic fundraiser launched a new digital video titled “I WILL VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS-TIM WALZ” on Thursday to mobilize South Asian voters in critical battleground states.
The video features a Bollywood-inspired theme, set to the instrumental version of “Dil Hai Chhota Sa, Chhoti Si Asha” from A.R. Rahman’s iconic soundtrack for the movie Roja, and is designed to resonate with South Asian communities in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, and North Carolina.
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inspired to release I WILL VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS-TIM WALZ, a Bollywood-inspired video to rally South Asian voters in key states! Your vote is your voice,let’s unite for a hopeful future. Get out and vote early or on Nov 5 @PTI_News @ANI @aajtak @ndtv @republic @CNN Please share pic.twitter.com/iCkpzDNvT7
— Ajay Jain Bhutoria (@ajainb) October 17, 2024
Call to Action
Ajay Bhutoria, a National Finance Committee member for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, emphasized the importance of unity among South Asian voters. “This is the moment for us to unite and show our support for Kamala Harris,” he stated, while also revealing plans to produce more Bollywood-inspired videos to increase voter turnout for Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.
“The choice is clear between Kamala Harris’ vision for a better future and Trump’s divisiveness. Thousands of South Asian volunteers are organizing, knocking on doors, and making calls to help win this race,” Bhutoria added.
Themes of Hope and Unity
In the video, Bhutoria draws parallels between the themes of the music and Vice President Harris’ message of hope and unity. “Vice President Harris embodies joy and hope for our community. She’s running to build a future that moves beyond the divisiveness of Donald Trump. She represents hope for over 5 million Indian Americans. We are using Bollywood music to engage our community and ensure their voices are heard,” he explained.
Conceptualized by Ajay and Vinita Bhutoria and produced by Ritesh Parikh of Awesome TV, the video features messages in various languages, including Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and Urdu.
Parikh commented, “Bollywood has always connected people through stories, and Kamala Harris reflects that spirit by bringing people together. She brings joy and hope for all of us.”