Bengaluru singing group From Mug to Mike creates music video for Worldwide Day of Individuals with Disabilities

Sunil Koshy with the singers | Picture Credit score: Particular Association

Newbie singing group From Mug to Mike’s founder Sunil Koshy has provide you with a music video for Worldwide Day of Individuals with Disabilities (December 3), that includes singers with disabilities.

The music video, titled ‘Faasle Aasman Tak Mita De’, is sung by 9 individuals together with Sunil, who additionally composed the tune. Out of the 9, 4 of them — Dhanya Ravi, BK Srinivas, Shradha Muralidharan, and D Jai Ganesh — are individuals with disabilities.

“The rationale why we selected to sing with them, fairly than make them sing, is to unfold the message of inclusivity. Although they is perhaps totally different from us in sure facets, they’re part of us,” says Sunil. 

“Whereas making the music video, I realised how they’re hampered by little little issues. As an illustration, it was troublesome to discover a studio that was wheelchair accessible,” he provides, “As an alternative of feeling sympathy for them, it will be higher if we’re delicate to their wants. Which is why we needed the tune — its tune and lyrics (written by Sahil Sultanpuri) — to be peppy and catchy. We don’t need individuals to really feel sorry for them.”

The teaser of the tune was launched by actor Jayaram on Fb on December 1. The music video can be launched by singer KS Chitra the next day, on-line. Sunil additionally had a launch occasion at St Joseph’s Boys’ Excessive Faculty on the identical day.