Daman cop’s corona twist to B’wood hit

Surat: In spite of his gruelling shifts in duty amid the lockdown, Kunil Kumar, a home guard attached to the Daman police is a busy singer these days, crooning his message of ‘stay at home’ to the residents of the Union territory.
To make the message reach out to the masses of all ages, the 45-year-old cop chose an all-time popular song ‘Hum tumhe itna pyaar karenge’ from the 1988 Bollywood blockbuster Mithun-starrer ‘Bees Saal Baad’ and added his own coronavirus twist to the version.
Moving around in different areas in the union territory with a loud speaker communicating the dos and don’ts, Kumar sings: ‘Corona ko itna maar bhagayenge, ke virus hume yaad rakhe ga. Corona ke virus se hum, kitna pani pani ho gaye. Ghar se nikalna hai muskil, bahar jane se daar ta hai dil. E mere desh vasiyo, Modji ka kehna hai, ek metre ki duri rakho tum, ek metre ki duri rakhe hum, sanitizer se haat saaf karo, muh pe mask laga kar baat karo’.
Kumar, whose singing talent has fetched him many an award in Daman, said, “Since the first lockdown in March, I have been singing the coronavirus version of the song in various localities. People appreciate my song and my purpose is served when my voice reaches every ear across the territory.”
It must be noted that Daman is the covid-19 free territory till now. The adjoining, Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) had reported a positive case. However, the patient is admitted in a private hospital in Mumbai.
“These days, I am doing 12 hours duty at a stretch. Through my voice and lyrics, I am trying to spread awareness among the residents,” said Kumar, who has been in the force for two decades now.
Daman police inspector, Sohail Jiwani said, “Kunil has a wonderful voice and people listen him patiently. This way, we try to reach out to maximum number of people with the most vital message of staying safe at home.”