‘Look at Priyanka, you will see Indira, see Rajiv when you look at Rahul’

The clips reinforce the many parallels partymen have drawn over the years between Indira and Priyanka. In the video, as Indira turns into Priyanka, a singer croons: ‘‘Tumhe Indira nazar aayegi Priyanka ko jab dekhoge (you will see Indira when you look at Priyanka).’’

Then an image of Rajiv Gandhi is followed by one of Rahul Gandhi: ‘‘Rajiv dikhenge tumko, Rahul ko jab dekhoge (You will see Rajiv when you look at Rahul).’’

Since Rajiv’s there, the Bofors guns too find space. Clips show the guns pounding Pakistani positions in Kargil. All this while, the singer reminds you: ‘‘Bofors ke kaaran jag ne Rajiv ko kya na pukara, goonji thi wahi tope dushman ko dhakka de mara (Because of Bofors, Rajiv was maligned. Yet these very guns had the enemy on the run).’’

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says eight such films have been made. ‘‘These films have been made privately.’’

He said the party publicity committee — other than him, it also has Motilal Vohra, Ambika Soni, Ahmed Patel and Salman Khurshid — have watched these shots.

‘‘Jo shahid hue the unki zara yaad karo qurbani (remember those who scarificed their lives for the country),’’ is one line that has been retained from the original song and runs through the clip. Sonia Gandhi is shown at her husband’s samadhi: ‘‘Sindoor loota kar apni, ma ne di hai qurbani (a widow and a mother has made a huge sacrifice).’’

These clips will be played throughout the campaign on video vans that have been criss-crossing the country for the last two weeks.

According to Ramesh, the video vans will also be used by Sonia Gandhi during her Jan Sampark Abhiyan. Of one thing, he is sure: ‘‘These video vans are going to have a lot of curiosity value.’’