Protest at Marine Drive
Director: Shaina Anand
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Summary: A street play and protest march against the US invasion of Iraq. The play, performed by volunteers from Prerna Sangathan, An independent youth group from Jogeshwari began at the NCPA end of Marine Drive. The march culminated at Chowpatty beach after sunset.
En-Route to Churchgate Station on a local train.
The train halts at Mumbai Central station.
Mumbai Central
Mumbai Local Train
Churchgate Station
Journey from Mumbai Central to Chruchgate Station.
Local Train
Mumbai Central
At Marine Drive -going towards the south end.
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As a protest against the
American Invasion of Iraq (2003) a group(?) of activists are staging a street play.
The two actors are potraying the
UN search commitee who are looking for
Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD) prior to the Invasion.
Senior:Come on! Write his name(?)
Write his name correctly on the list
Junior:Sir,I have already written
Senior:Written,Now take photos.
Junior:Sir
Senior:What?
Is this some new gun??
Junior:No No.....this is not a new gun...
Senior:Then what is it??
Junior:The man sitting there is smoking a cigarrette while shitting.
Senior:What sort of things are you looking at?
Go look some place else.
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Senior:Can you see this cave?
Junior:This Cave...
Senior:Yes
Go and find a bomb in there.
Junior:I dont know what will be in there??
Senior:What can be there??
Junior:Ghosts!!
Senior:Ghosts!! Why are you scaring me? Scaredy cat... Dont you know who's the
scariest ghost of all time?
Junior:No..Who is it?
Senior:Our George Bush !!!
Junior:If they found out that you took George Bushes' name then they will(?)
Senior:You coward...You stay here, ill go find the Nuclear Weapons.Stay right here.
The two Inspectors are looking for WMD's
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As the inspection goes on the inspectors come across a heap of skulls which is at first mistaken for WMD's by the senior inspector.
They ask an old man about the skulls.
Junior:Khopadi iska phirgaya
(He's gone crazy)
Bheja iska gir gaya
(He's lost his mind)
Bush ko phone karo {2}
(Call Bush)
Senior:What nonsense!!! What kind of songs are you singing?
Junior:sir
Senior:what??
Junior:This is not a bomb
Senior:Then what is it?
Junior:This is the skull of a man !!!
Senior:Skull!!! There are lots of them inside the cave....
Junior:There are more inside??
Senior:Yes
Junior:Sir I dont know anything about this...Sir.....The locals might know about
this
Sir look at this....ask that oldie... that oldie would definetly know.
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Old Man:15 Lakh people died in that,these are their skulls..
Senior:Whos are these small skulls of?
Old Man:Small skulls.... Do you know that after the war George Bush imposed
sanctions on our Iraq due to which our children died due to lack of food
and medicines - 5 lakh children died....... these small skulls are theirs
Junior:Sir didnt I tell you that there were no chemical bombs in Iraq.
The old man sheds light on the mysteriously large number of skulls.
The USA,then led by
George H.W.Bush, and its allies had imposed sanctions on Iraq post the
Gulf War(1991).The
Oil for food program did little to help the Iraqi citizens.
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Old man:Listen,
we are a poor country but dont be under the impression that we are weak.
We will turn our hands into guns
We will turn are bodies into tanks
If they throw a brick we will throw a stone(enth ka jawab patthar se) (?)
The old man makes it clear that Iraq will not give in and will fight with whatever they have.
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Bush ko mangta hai tel {2}
(Bush wants oil)
Hatyaaron ka sirf hai/sahi bahana(?)
(Weapons are only an excuse)
Bush ko mangta hai tel
(Bush wants oil)
Hatyaaron ka sirf hai/sahi bahana
(Weapons are only an excuse)
Bush ko mangta hai tel
(Bush wants oil)
Russia se takkar lene ko {2}
(To go against Russia)
Russia wala dil(?) {2}
trade center khali ala{2}
(Trade Center came down)
afghanistan barbad kela{2}
(They destroyed Afghanistan)
karzai aur bush milkar khele{2}
(Karzai and Bush together playing)
katputli ka khel{2}
(a puppet show)
Hatyaaron ka sirf hai/sahi bahana(?)
(Weapons are only an excuse)
Bush ko mangta hai tel
(Bush wants oil)
Hatyaaron ka sirf hai/sahi bahana
(Weapons are only an excuse)
Bush ko mangta hai tel
(Bush wants oil)
Bush:Saddam!!! where r u hiding.....
Saddam i will not leave you alive...
Everyone who has messed with America has paid very dearly....
hum gore hain to kya hua,dil kale hain{2}
(what if we our fair,our hearts are black)
Hum duniyan ke garib deshon ko lootne wale hain
(We are the one's who plunder the poor nations of the world)
hum gore hain to kya hua,dil kale hain{2}
(what if we our fair,our hearts are black)
Osama bin Laden tandana,Omar Abdulla tandana,Al Qaeda tandana,Taliban tandana{2}
hum gore hain to kya hua,dil kale hain
(what if we our fair,our hearts are black)
Hum duniyan ke garib deshon ko lootne wale hain
(We are the one's who plunder the poor nations of the world)
hum gore hain to kya hua,dil kale hain
(what if we our fair,our hearts are black)
What fair-dark,fair-dark?
either be fair or be dark....
What happend when you returned black faced from Vietnam
Plane ghusa diya
(you crashed a plane)
aag laga diya
(Burnt it down)
osama re,kaisa gira diya re
(Osama,how did you destroy it?)
tune tower gira diya
(how did you destroy the tower)
George.W.Bush
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The clip has many songs on the lines of famous hindi songs only rewritten to suit the theme of the play.
George.W.Bush is currently the president of USA and is solely responsible for the carnage in Iraq.
The actor playing George Bush shows exacty why he wants Iraq and the distance he is willing go.
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There is no blood in his veins!!!
He needs blood
What is his blood group?
Bush:(?)
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Bush:Let the war start from tomorrow
Kofi Annan:Order!!Order!! George Bush please be quiet.
Carry on please.
Senior:Sir we need more time for inspection.
Bush:No
Kofi Annan:Germany's Chancellor also has the same opnion.Even he has said that we
must give them more time.
The hearing at the UNO is enacted.
George Bush is in a fanatic state of mind and wants to go to war immidiatly
Germany's chancellor in 2003 was
Gerhard Schröder
Kofi Annan was the Secretatry-General of the United Nations
George Bush
Gerhard Schröder
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Kofi Annan
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Bushs' quest for oil has no boundaries, he is willing to wage wars against any country, friend foe alike, that has oil.
Bush:He doesnt throw stones at other people's houses
UN se hum nahi
hum se hai UN
if not you then some other if not them then some third person
if not Iran then Iraq,if not Iraq then
Pakistan
George Bush
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After the skit the protesters march along Marine Drive.
The main banner reads - Blood shall not flow for oil.Enough America
Slogans are chanted with music played in the background.
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The march continues against setting sun.
Songs are sung by the theater group.
arre dekho bhaiya
america wala aaya
(Brother! look the american has come)
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The protest song continues as the protesters march on...
Gola barood leke
bandooke load karke
(With Bombs and Loaded guns)
Bharat ma ke seene par pavn rakh raha hai saala
(He's stepping on out motherlands' heart)
Dekho re dekho bhaayya
America wala aaya
(Brother! look the American has come)
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The protesters in unison chant "We want Peace" as the group reaches Air India building on Marine drive.
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Anyone who walks on the same path as Hitler
Will die the same death as Hitler
Go away Go away,
Bush, Go away from Iraq.
The Protesters chant slogans while carrying banners reading - "Get out of Iraq,Uncle sam" and "Quit Iraq"
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Hum zulmat se ladne wale, Sab ek hain, ek hain
(We, who fight injustice,Are all one)
Hum honge Kamiyaab{2}
(We shall over come)
ek din
(someday)
mann mein hai vishwas
(deep in my heart)
poora hai vishwas
(I do believe)
Hum honge Kamiyaab
(we shall over come)
ek din
(someday)
The march goes on as night falls.
Protest songs are sung
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We shall over come
The march continues as the protesters sing the Hindi and English versions of "
We shall overcome"
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Oh, man mein hai visvas, pura hai visvas
(Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe)
hum honge kamyab, ek din
(We shall overcome some day)
hum chalenge sath sath, dale hathon mein hath
(We'll walk hand in hand)
hum chalenge sath sath, ek din
(We'll walk hand in hand some day)
Oh, man mein hai visvas, pura hai visvas
(Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe)
nahin dar kisika aaj, ek din
(We are not afraid some day)
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
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We shall overcome
The musicians at the front are playing a(?)
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Songs and Slogans continue as the protest continues.
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as the protesters march on the grandeur of the Queen's Necklace can be seen in the background of the protest.
The protesters march on singing and pl
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bade chalo
khede chalo
lade chalo
hum hum chale to saath chale chalo
apne aan ke liye
lade chalo{3}
bade chalo
apne aan ke liye
lade chalo{3}
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A person is playing a harmonica and another person is playing a guitar.
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The camera gives a overhead view of the protesters
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The protesters continue their singing as they come closer to their final destination - Girgaum Chowpatty.
Duniya ko lootna tera kaam
(To plunder the world is your job)
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At Girgaum Chowpatty
The camera zooms out to show all the protesters as they conclude their march.
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