Olavo Rodregues, better known as O’luv, talks about the new song in his upcoming album, which tells the story of a love-struck Goan boy fighting with various odds to go to Mumbai to meet the love of his life
Goa’s pop sensation, Olavo Rodrigues is back in the news with a new music video, Zavu Kasa Mumbaila? set to release on September 18 across social media platforms of YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. His last music video, ‘Yeh Dosti’ released a few weeks ago on the occasion of Friendship Day featured music composer, Mukesh Ghatwal and himself as a tribute to the evergreen Bollywood film, Sholay with the artistes singing the original track.
O’luv as the Chinchinim-based artiste is better known, reveals this his new music video is an original composition which is about a Goan boy who is stuck in the State and is unable to travel to meet his girlfriend based in Mumbai due to torrential rains prevalent in Goa. “The heavy floods do not allow the love-stricken Goan boy to travel by any mode of transport, as flights, trains and buses are at a standstill on the route. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, scolds him on call that he has to come no matter what. She is not bothered about his predicament. The Goan boy is trapped in the situation owing to the rainy weather,” O’luv divulges.
While the song centres on the Goan boy played by O’luv, the Mumbai-based girl who plays his love interest is enacted by Lourdes Rodrigues. Interestingly, the song intersperses 10 languages which includes Konkani, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi and English. The well-known singer essays the roles of eight other characters from different regions of India as well. There is a Maharashtrian, Bambaiya Tapori, Kannadiga, Malyalee, Tamilian, Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi which O’luv portrays with their inimitable dialect, language, dress sense and mannerisms. All these individuals are stuck in the State owing to the inclement weather. “The Gujarati is seen lamenting over the rains as he was supposed to get his goods by train which is delayed as the railway tracks were not open yet. The Kannadiga is seen asking aloud when the railway network will resume service, while the Tamilian tries to assure him it will start soon after the tracks are open,” O’luv who enacts the various roles stated.
The song opens up with the windshield of a car shown, and the pitter-patter of rain-drops on it with the wipers slowly moving back and forth. Thereon it moves outside to show the rain-clouds, the rustling branches of the trees, basically an ambience of the monsoons. Gradually, the various regional characters are introduced. In the course of the song, the Goan boy has four of his friends who are happy and teasing him as he is unable to go to Mumbai. While the disconsolate local walks by on the road, four women are seen poking fun at him too. Octogenarian and senior athlete, Maria Imelda De Souza is also seen ignoring him, and standing her ground as the Goan lad tries to seek guidance from the wizened woman on how he should address his grievance.
Zavu Kasa Mumbaila? is an original song composed by O’luv from his album, ‘Love You Goa.’ The cinematography is done by Sebastiao, Santosh, and O’luv while editing is taken care of by Pin2. Music and lyrics is by Elick. Background music for the various instruments has Victor on Violin, Joaquim on Flute, Sergei on Bass and Ally on Rhythm. The audio version is recorded and mixed by Velroy. The song is produced, conceptualised, directed and sung by O’luv. Others featured in the course of the unique music video include Alexyz, Lourdes, Carlos, Felly, Cely, Shane, Yannick, Yohahn, Mackinlay, Subham, Vineet, Milton, Sandra, Antoneta, Aster, Conny, Maria Imelda apart from the kids in the classroom.
It has to be noted that the Goan song with flavours of India took three monsoons to complete. “I began shooting with the Marathi part in the monsoons of 2016. The next year, I did the various other characters.” the artiste disclosed. O’luv also added he tried to use the regional touch as best as he could. “During a shoot at the Margao Railway Station, a group of labourers came on site as curious onlookers. I asked them from where they were. While one said he is from Bengal, another said he was from Bengaluru while the third stated he is from Kerala. I then requested them if I could borrow their costumes and they consented. I was also helped in the dressing which authenticated the outlook. For the other outfits I rented it out from Kamlakar Naik,” he added.
