Videoen “The Welcome” i Bollywood-filmstil lanceres på en dag, der også var Jazzens årlige FN-dag – og dagen før var FN hovedkvarteret i New York ramme om en musik-event om ofrene for det nazistiske ragnarok “Learning about the Holocaust through the Arts”.
MUMBAI, 30 April 2014 (UN News Service): The UN human rights office launched in Mumbai (Bombay) Wednesday the latest phase of its global fight against homophobia:
A Bollywood-style video called “The Welcome”, accompanied by an appeal from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to end the prejudice that forces millions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people to live in fear or hide in shame.
Unveiled in India’s second-largest city to promote the Organization’s Free and Equal campaign championing equality (ligeret) for LGBT people and an end to homophobia, the two-and-a-half-minute clip stars Bollywood actress and former Miss India Celina Jaitly.
She makes her musical debut in the clip and was last year nominated by the High Commissioner for Human Rights as a UN Equality Champion in recognition of her support for LGBT rights.
The video release marks the Free and Equal campaign’s launch in India, following its inaugural kick off last year in South Africa.
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“The Welcome” tells the story of a young man who brings his boyfriend home to meet his family for the first time.
Ms. Jaitly sings a new version of the 1979 Bollywood classic, Uthe Sab Ke Kadam, remixed by Neeraj Shreedhar of the Bombay Vikings. The video’s dance sequences were choreographed by Longi (Slumdog Millionaire), who worked on the project pro bono (uden betaling), as did the entire cast.
“It is an honour to partner with the United Nations on the incredibly timely and important Free & Equal campaign,” said Ms. Jaitly, adding:
“I have been working for LGBT rights for many years, and I am honoured to contribute my musical debut to such a good cause. Music is a universal language. It can engage people’s passion, and that’s when good things happen.”
She was joined at Wednesday’s press conference by renowned Indian actor Imran Khan, Humsafar Trust founder Ashok Row Kavi, transgender rights activist Laxmi Tripathi, commentator and comedian Cyrus Broacha, and UN representatives.
Speakers discussed the human rights challenges facing LGBT people in India and around the world and the steps needed to combat homophobia and transphobia.
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