{"id":384711,"date":"2022-11-02T12:16:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=384711"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:16:26","slug":"bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-is-chinas-covid-19-lockdown-anthem-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-is-chinas-covid-19-lockdown-anthem-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Bappi Lahiri&#8217;s &#8216;Jimmy Jimmy&#8217; is China&#8217;s COVID-19 Lockdown Anthem [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The disco song<em> Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja <\/em>by the late Indian composer Bappi Lahiri has become unusually popular in China as people have made it the unofficial anthem of their protest against the country&#8217;s strict zero-COVID-19 policy.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese social media users on Douyin (aka TikTok) are using the famous track<em>\u00a0<\/em>from the 1982 film\u00a0<strong><em>Disco Dancer <\/em><\/strong>(starring Mithun Chakraborty) to channel their anger and frustration with the stringent lockdown policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one video of a Chinese citizen using the song while holding an empty bowl to show how people are being deprived of basic essential foods during the country&#8217;s strict lockdown.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:592px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jimmy-aaja.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The reason behind this strange song choice is that the name Jimmy sounds like <em>jie mi in<\/em> Mandarin, which loosely translates to &#8216;give me rice&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-384724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disco-dancer-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/zarnish-khan-admitted-to-hospital-urges-fans-to-pray-for-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zarnish Khan Admitted to Hospital, Urges Fans to Pray for Her<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>China&#8217;s Zero-COVID-19 Policy<\/h3>\n<p>COVID-19 lockdowns have returned to China. Millions of Chinese are protesting against the government&#8217;s harsh enforcement of lockdowns in various regions.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the city of Shanghai was placed under lockdown for 60 days, which prompted residents to shout their frustrations into empty streets from their windows and balconies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-384729\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/china.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/china.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/china-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/china-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/china-758x506.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, workers in an iPhone manufacturing facility in Zhengzhou fled to their hometowns after an outbreak of COVID-19. Video clips of workers climbing over the metal fence went viral on social media.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/brown-dad-things-pakistani-google-employees-dad-tells-him-to-get-a-govt-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown Dad Things: Pakistani Google Employee&#8217;s Dad Tells Him to Get a Govt Job<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>About Bappi Lahiri<\/h3>\n<p>Bappi Aparesh Lahiri was a famous Indian composer and record producer. The late Bollywood artist passed away in February this year. He is best known for his soundtracks in several hit Bollywood films from the 80s and 90s, including <em>Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_384727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384727\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-384727\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1230\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bappi-758x442.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-384727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bappi Lahiri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It may seem a little strange that a Bappi Lahiri dance track is being used as a protest anthem but given the Chinese government&#8217;s strict monitoring of content that goes against the regime, the song is a perfect subtle medium to voice the people&#8217;s cry for help. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The disco song Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja by the late Indian composer Bappi Lahiri has become unusually popular in China as people have made it the unofficial anthem of their protest against the country&#8217;s strict zero-COVID-19 policy. Chinese social media users on Douyin (aka TikTok) are using the famous track\u00a0from the 1982 film\u00a0Disco Dancer (starring Mithun Chakraborty) to channel their [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-is-chinas-covid-19-lockdown-anthem-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":384731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1294,2199,1292,2540,2507,1291,2541],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-384711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"category-featured","9":"category-humor","10":"category-international","11":"category-singer","12":"category-social-media","13":"category-tiktok"},"wps_subtitle":"Govt imposed lockdowns have returned to China, prompting millions to protest against them.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jimmy-jimmy-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jimmy-jimmy-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jimmy-jimmy.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Bollywood","Featured","Humor","International","Singer","Social Media","TikTok"],"title_text":"Bappi Lahiri\u2019s \u2018Jimmy Jimmy\u2019 is China\u2019s COVID-19 Lockdown Anthem [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1294,2199,1292,2540,2507,1291,2541&exclude=384711","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384711"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=384711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}