Amid fear of shelling, Bollywood's 'Jimmy Jimmy' keeps Russian woman in high spirits
India Today
Even as Ukraine continues to shell our neighbourhood, the Bollywood song 'Jimmy Jimmy' kept a Russian woman in high spirits.
A Russian woman, Elena Vladimir, grooved to Bollywood song 'Jimmy Jimmy' even as her home and neighbour came under Ukrainian shelling amid Moscow's escalating tension with Kyiv. Speaking to India Today, she shared her love for Indian cinema and actor Raj Kapoor.
Day 36In #Gorlovka... Elena Vladimir speaks of her love for Raj Kapoor and Indian cinema.A Russian origin woman, her home and neighborhood have been under Ukrainian shelling. She has been seeing this conflict for years.#Donetsk #Donbass #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/fGG7FsAfYs
Minutes before speaking to India Today, she was cleaning her garden which had shattered pieces of glass from broken windows after Ukrainian shelling.
Just before we spoke to her, this is what she & her neighbours were doing...Cleaning her garden... Pulling out shards of glass from broken windows of her building caused by Ukrainian shelling.Says she has seen this before. Will rebuild.#Gorlovka #Donetsk #Ukraine #Russia https://t.co/N0hCmw9Rwi pic.twitter.com/CN4Gz1EihR
She said she has been seeing this conflict for years. "Seen this before. Will rebuild," she said.