SRK, Farhan & Preity Launch Women Safety(MARD)

A few good men: SRK, Farhan Akhtar join hands to sensitise Indian men

The Bollywood stars start an initiative to make women's safety a priority

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Whenever disaster strikes, Bollywood stars instantly take to social media platforms to post/tweet their displeasure, but whether their words actually make a difference we don't know.

But, we do know of a few stars who are unwilling to pay mere lip-service and are ready to step out to set things right.

They are ace filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and iconic stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta.

Following the recent brutality meted against a five-year-old, Farhan Akhtar has kicked-off a campaign called MARD.

It literally means 'man' in Hindi and, in this case, the acronym stands for 'Men Against Rape and Discrimination'.

The promo of the campaign, which aims is to sensitise men about the safety of women, was filmed on SRK and Preity and also features Akhtar himself.

Akhtar hopes Indian men will sport the campaign logo on their clothes and spread the message.

He recently tweeted an image of SRK shooting for the promo. In the image, SRK can be seen sporting what can be loosely termed as a handlebar moustache.

He tweeted, "A behind the scene glimpse of @iamsrk shooting the 26/4 #MARD initiative match promo."

Akhtar will flag-off the campaign on April 26 at 7pm, India time, when SRK's team Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Preity Zinta's Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium.

Farhan's campaign workers will distribute 70,000 fake moustaches during the IPL 6 match in Kolkata.

Farhan also wrote a touching poem and posted it on Twitter.

This poem comes in the wake of the rape of the five-year-old, which has brought the citizens of the country out on the streets to protest against the establishment that has been so far unable to curb the growing rate of sexual crime.

I see you little girl
tears in your eyes
bruises on your body
blood on your thighs

I hear you little girl
your whimpers your cries
your silenced protest
your resonating sighs

I feel you little girl
your pain on the rise
your trust of man in ruins
your childhood's demise

I understand you little girl
your rage your surprise
your confusion about the beast
in human disguise

I stand with you little girl
to seek justice, to chastise
the devil that defiled you
i swear, will find no allies.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/a-few-good-men-srk-farhan-akhtar-join-hands-to-sensitise-indian-men-2013-04-22-1.503479

MARD Initiative - Farhan Akthar, Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta

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Originally posted by: Isa_Rahman

Will this bring change or its a publicity stunt? 😕

Originally posted by: Isa_Rahman

Will this bring change or its a publicity stunt? 😕

Amitabh Bachchan says jail term is neither enough nor the right solution

The Indian film industry has reacted sharply against the kidnap and brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty and Anupam Kher are aghast over the latest brutal incident.

The little victim, who is said to be battling for her life in Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), has left Amitabh numb.

He has hit out that rapists should be exposed in public and a jail term is neither enough nor the right solution.

The girl was kidnapped when she was playing outside and assaulted and kept in captivity for about 40 hours.

"The horror of the latest crime of rape and then attempt to kill a 5-year-old little girl, leaves me numb and without voice! These evil beings are not fit to be called animals... even animals have certain codes of conduct," Amitabh wrote on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

"What is happening to us as a society, a community? Why and how are we succumbing to these atrocious and ghastly acts... who are these people and where do they come from... which mother gave birth to them, and how were they brought up... in which environment," he wrote.

"Keeping them bound and confined shall not change them or their thinking... they need to be made examples of... they need to be shamed first publicly and then left to the public to deal them justice in whichever way they seem fit."

Shilpa Shetty posted, "Disgusted with the Delhi cop who slapped that girl who protested! What is our country coming to. When will this apathy end! Time to wake up. Strict punitive action must be taken against these offenders at the earliest."

Bollywood's ace director Karan Johar said, "Shocked and disgusted beyond words to hear about the rape of a 5 year old!!!! Are we officially a barbaric nation?? is morality extinct?"

Veteran actress and women's activist Shaba Azmi tweeted: "Anger and outrage against Delhi police is justified but we need to delve deeper 2 understand why we r becoming such a misogynist sick society."

Anupam Kher posted: "Sometimes, The evils of authorities are directly proportional to the tolerance and indifference of the people."

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/bollywood-erupts-in-fury-over-five-year-old-girl-s-rape-in-delhi-2013-04-22-1.503423