Here’s something we don’t see everyday. A couple of Indian soldiers swooning and showing off their dance moves at one of the highest battlefields in the world that is.
Yesterday a video clip of Indian soldiers dancing to the evergreen “Hawa Hawa” by Pakistani singer Hasan Jahangir made scores of Twitterati smile.
Here’s the clip in question:
Indian army jawans enjoying themselves in a high altitude post. Hawa Hawa hai hawa… @adgpi pic.twitter.com/mkCFlw28VN
— Snehesh Alex Philip (@sneheshphilip) December 11, 2018
They do say that music has no barriers after all. And we suppose it is true in the case of two hostile, nuclear-armed neighbors who regularly threaten to go to town with each other. Maybe if they did it with a dance-off instead of bullets and bombs, our region could’ve been a better place today.
Twitter Loves It
Both Pakistanis and Indians seem to love it.
This video is a beautiful one, a celebration of life, depicting the 'never say die spirit' of our brave soldiers.
— Ashok Sarkar (@ashokumarsarkar) December 11, 2018
The playful moment brought up the subject of bridging distances and promoting cross border peace, something that power-hungry politicians and military leaders should pay heed to.
i wish one day we all can live peacefully and with no border. Love A from Pakistan
— Sikander Rana (@sikirana) December 11, 2018
Even our neighbors know their Pakistani pop music hits from a bygone era:
Song by Pak pop singer Hassan Jahangir. The power of music!
— Anjali Ojha (@ojhaanjali) December 11, 2018
At such high altitudes their spirits are surely soaring. In sub-zero temperatures, its good to keep moving because it ensures healthy blood flow, and prevents frostbite. These guys are probably doing just that by busting moves.
https://twitter.com/kalmanacpk/status/1072362856941789184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Some people had plenty of suggestions, but don’t be getting too many crazy ideas now.
There should be a dance competition between the armed forces, lol what would be it like 😜😜
— Khalid Mirza (@Khalidshahzad70) December 13, 2018
That kind of happened before, during an SCO Summit in Russia of all places. Sometimes we forget that soldiers from both sides of the border are human after all, and need to have harmless fun.
We’re all for their taste of a 90s romantic classic, rather than the new remixes. You really can’t beat the old stuff given how it will make anyone bust a move.
Indian & #Pakistani soldiers dancing together #SCO2018 exercise #Russia pic.twitter.com/690gAGsgSl
— Neeraj Rajput (@neeraj_rajput) August 28, 2018
That part about music being a universal language? Well here’s another clip that really puts that observation into perspective:
Musharraf dancing on a Bollywood song Musharraf has slipped out of the country in March Musharraf is having severe pain in his back & foot 😂 pic.twitter.com/u9UnCo4zwF
— Emran Brohi (@ibrohi31) January 21, 2017
Former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf’s love for dancing is no secret. Back in 2008, he made headlines when he opted for Ranbir Kapoor’s Dehli Wali Girlfriend (there’s just something about Ranbir that Pakistanis take a liking to).
Pervez Musharraf should go on Dancing With the Stars
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) August 23, 2008
All of this seems too good to be true, given how we have become accustomed to hearing war drums being sounded by leaders of the two countries, sometimes for the flimsiest of reasons. Here’s to hoping that one day we truly do achieve peace in our times.
But for now, we can’t just help but smile at that guy who couldn’t resist including his puppy for one infectious dance number:
My vote for the best dancer goes to the one gyrating with the black pup in his arms.
— Smita🇮🇳 (@DikshitSmita) December 11, 2018
Hawa hawa tune was first sung by an Iranian artist.