NEW DELHI: Their Bollywood counterparts may be more in the limelight but India’s regional language cinema stars are doing much to spread awareness about covid-19 amid the lockdown.
Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, rapper Sidhu Moose Wala and comedian Jaswinder Bhalla have collaborated with Punjab Police for videos that talk about the influx of non-resident Indians from countries such as the US, the UK and Italy who have evaded coronavirus testing, quarantine and isolation, putting lives around them at risk. “Use of celebrities (to put out messages) is always positive.
But if they have to use their power, they should use it in conjunction with civic and health authorities to put out relevant stuff.