Farhan wants his concert 'Lalkaar' to reach villages
Mumbai
November 22, 2017
Actor Farhan Akhtar, who wants to spread awareness against
gender violence through his concert 'Lalkaar', says that he wants to take this
movement to villages and small cities.
Farhan who was present at the
'Lalkaar' concert jointly hosted by his foundation MARD (Men Against Rape and
Discrimination), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Population Foundation Of
India on Tuesday here, says that this movement shouldn't be restricted to
cities.
"We want it to go deeper like in villages and small cities so
that it doesn't look like an elitist type of movement," he said.
"We want
regional artists and people to get associated with it as we want to present this
concert in different languages," he added.
Akhtar's MARD is a social
initiative designed to create awareness to instil gender equality and respect
towards women.
Asked what kind of awareness they are trying to bring
through MARD's 'Lalkaar' concert Farhan said: "This concert has a message."
"We organised a contest for college students to make 2 minutes of short film
with an aim of spreading a message about ending violence. We received lot of
entries for the contest so today we will announce winners of the contest," he
added.
Talking about the "Lalkaar" concert, Farhan said: "I don't know
about the expectations but I am very happy to organise a concert like this. It's
a free concert and we wanted that people in large numbers should come to see
it."
The "Lalkaar" event was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Armaan Malik,
Papon, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Harshdeep Kaur, Sukriti Kakkar and
Prakriti Kakkar.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan performed a small gig at the
event.
Mumbai
November 22, 2017
Actor Farhan Akhtar, who wants to spread awareness against
gender violence through his concert 'Lalkaar', says that he wants to take this
movement to villages and small cities.
Farhan who was present at the
'Lalkaar' concert jointly hosted by his foundation MARD (Men Against Rape and
Discrimination), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Population Foundation Of
India on Tuesday here, says that this movement shouldn't be restricted to
cities.
"We want it to go deeper like in villages and small cities so
that it doesn't look like an elitist type of movement," he said.
"We want
regional artists and people to get associated with it as we want to present this
concert in different languages," he added.
Akhtar's MARD is a social
initiative designed to create awareness to instil gender equality and respect
towards women.
Asked what kind of awareness they are trying to bring
through MARD's 'Lalkaar' concert Farhan said: "This concert has a message."
"We organised a contest for college students to make 2 minutes of short film
with an aim of spreading a message about ending violence. We received lot of
entries for the contest so today we will announce winners of the contest," he
added.
Talking about the "Lalkaar" concert, Farhan said: "I don't know
about the expectations but I am very happy to organise a concert like this. It's
a free concert and we wanted that people in large numbers should come to see
it."
The "Lalkaar" event was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Armaan Malik,
Papon, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Harshdeep Kaur, Sukriti Kakkar and
Prakriti Kakkar.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan performed a small gig at the
event.
Tags: Farhan AkhtarShahrukh KhanArmaan MalikPaponSalim Merchant