Rapper Big Deal’s Tribute To Puri Jagannath On Rath Yatra Eve

Bhubaneswar: Rapper Big Deal has come up with a new release, Kalia (Jai Jagannath), on the eve of world famous Car Festival.

“I belong to Puri. We used to hear ‘Jai Jagannath’ since our childhood. I also have a personal connection with Lord Jagannath. My mother says, I have got a new life for Lord Jagannath. He has saved me once,” said Samir Rishu Mohanty aka Big Deal.

“I had written this song six months back. But planned to release it on the eve of Rath Yatra. There are English sub-titles of the song, as I wanted people of other states to know about Lord Jagannath and his miracles,” he added.

The four minute and 24 second long video highlights that Lord Jagannath is everywhere to help the needy in some form.

Actor Partha Sarathi Ray played the role of Lord Jagannath. He helps a kid to help needy people. Mivaan Tiwari has played the role of the kid.

The shooting of the music video has been done in Puri and Bhubaneswar and it took around two weeks from scratch to end, he informed.

Lyrics of the song has been written by Rapper Big Deal. Singer Kuldeep Pattanaik has rendered voice and Eureka Apta is the director.

The video is produced by Digital Sketch Films.

The rapper, who likes to tell Odisha’s story, has done numbers in English, Hindi and Odia. His previous songs I Am Odisha, Mu Heli Odia, Apana Khusi Ta? and Are You Indian?, have won accolades.