Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has said that the upcoming episodes of his popular social show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ will have an episode on the water crisis in Maharashtra and other areas.
“The topic of water problems will be tackled in this season of ‘Satyamev Jayate’, especially the problems related to Maharashtra” Aamir said at a press conference held to announce the ‘Satyamev Jayate Water Cup’.
“The response to ‘Satyamev Jayate’ was so strong that we felt we will take one more step ahead and focus on one topic. We decided to work on water and Maharashtra. Water is important and Maharashtra is my birth place. I feel if we respect water, water will respect us so we all need to come together for this” Aamir said at the event.
In the first season of ‘Satyamev Jayate’, Aamir had dedicated an entire episode to the issue of water scarcity in the country.
Through the show, the actor will now organise a competition where villages will be involved in water conservation activities, with the winning village bagging prize money of Rs 50 lakh. The contest will be held between April 15 and May 31.
Aamir and Kiran Rao’s NGO Paani Foundation will also work in association with the Maharashtra government towards solving the water crisis in the state.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who shared stage with Aamir Khan during the ‘Make In India’ event, earlier this week, was present to support Aamir Khan’s initiative.
‘PK’ director Rajkumar Hirani was also at the event.
“When we went for promotions of ‘PK’, some episodes of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ had been shot. Wherever we would go, we had to stop Aamir from talking about it. He was so passionate of talking about ‘Satyamev Jayate'” Hirani said.
“He often said it is our job to not just showcase the flaws in the society, but also to offer a solution to it through the show,” he said.
However, Aamir said he will not be the only face of this project.
“I will not be the only face, we will have Sachin Tendulkar and many Marathi celebrities. All of us are the face of this project,” he said.
The first edition of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup will focus on three districts, and one taluka each within those districts.
Helmed by CEO Sayani Bhatkar and COO Reema Dutta, Paani Foundation is a not-for-profit company whose main objective is to communicate, impart knowledge and bring about a change in outlook among people at the grassroot level about water conservation and watershed management.
Proud of u AAMIR JEEO DOING GTEAT WORK FIR OUR COUNTRY U ARE TRUE INDIAN
Aamir’s show is popular enough to showcase the current stigma of our society, I hope he dedicates one of his episodes to the innocent lives lost and injured in Bhai’s hit & run case, & also the black buck who ‘allegedly’ committed suicide and buried himself cause Bhai has clearly denied killing that black buck.
Satyamev Jayate !!!
Jai Hind.
#Kaali
Awesome.
Two of my idols together.
EVEN AFTER THIS IF SOMEONE CALLS AAMIR DESHDROHI THEN HE/SHE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY THROWN OUT OF THIS COUNTRY
I just love Sachin but hate Amir
ignore Amir
ignore Dangal
ignore All His Next films
This Xmas, Only Baahubali the Conclusion
ignore Dangal
He will take 3 crs for each episode and will promote himself as biggest Patriot
Sachin please promote water scarcity problem in your own way but don’t with greedy person
Great, will waiting for the episode.
No one can stop Aamir for doing good cause. I hope Maharashtra Govt will able to find solutions for water crisis and raise awareness among citizens. best of luck
Lifetime of
Fan … 100 Cr (Solo)
Houseful 3 .. 150 Cr
Raees .. 120 Cr
Sultan .. 250 Cr
MOHENJO DARO .. 250 Cr
Rustom .. 60 Cr
Shivaay .. 150 Cr
Dangal .. 100 Cr
Baahubali 2 .. 210 Cr (16 December)
ignore everything related to intolerable Aamir Khan and even Satyamew Jayante
Real competition for biggest blockbuster of Year 2016 is in Between Sultan and MOHENJO DARO.
and rest will be much below than Sultan & MOHENJO DARO.
Aamir is a true Patriot. Some pseudopatRiots may question his patriotism and love for his country but he doesn’t need 2 bother abt them as he has got the support of billions of Indians
Trying to deviate attention from intolerance comment. Aamir’s comments were more severe than Srk’s. Still Srk has been targeted. Media is the biggest hipocrate. They suck.
Selfish man. Only for maharashtra
Love You Aamir sir. You are the best.. You are true indian and we are proud fan of you.
this kaali is those kind of person who wants exam paper when exam is coming, give 50 rs. to traffic police when break rules.
@Aditya nothing matters, when he did Satyamev jayte featuring problem of All India, he was only money maker that time. Now when he did for Maharashtra than he is biased. Problem is not within Aamir, its in people like you who always looking on negative aspect. Go and do something meaningful instead of bashing someone without any reason.
@Kaali: don’t drag your stupid / senseless comment in every article I am sure SALMAN is coming in your dream as well height of hatred so mean really.
Srk and aamir is true indian
Amir is doing social work with awareness while SALMAN is doing charity with finance both activities are demand in our society can someone pls help me find out about so called king what he is doing for the society???.
He is a true Indian..he never said anything..it was put out of context from his speech…appreciate the good work he does if you are a true INDIAN.. Rip bhakts..;)
@ARJUN YOUNGISTAAN FAN did you actually meant ‘Millions’? Coz we only have 1.2 Billion population in India…so technically ‘Billions’ won’t work..hehe
Two of the most respected icons of India..will be a treat to watch.
@Yuvraj Rofl..kya logic hai.If he buys exam paper does that justify the killing of innocents sleeping on the footpath.#TypicalBhaiFan
admit it guys…
alart from wrongly presented i tolerance remark.. amir is gem of india…
Amir do what ever you want, but dangal gone big flop like talash..!
2 Legends,2 my favrts.
HE IS FAKE….TRYING TO ESCALATE INTOLERANCE COMMENT FROM PPL MIND
Aamir should be in politics. He has very deep knowledge about diplomatic game. Recently, he beat srk in diplomatic game. Because of insecure he started to played politics in a very well prepared diplomatic way and made srk huge suffered. He thought his movie come in December 2016 i,e. 1yr after his attacked on srk. He thought people will forget after 3-4 months and he would safe at the time of released. But, unfortunately, reality comes in an alternative way. I will do not say anything that it is right or wrong but many people still waiting his movie to boycott like happened at the time of dilwale.
I’m looking forward to watch all aamir’s upcoming projects. The biggest megastar who is also a Versatile actor. Love from tamilnadu. Dangal will be first Indian movie to cross 800crore mark.
SRK can never achieve what aamir has achieved. srk will need to take 100 births to come even close to aamir’s achievement. srk is no match. bollywood=Aamir and Aamir= Bollywood. period. srk’s movies work due to yrf, dharma, rohit shetty and top actresses. while aamir doesn’t need all that. his name is enough to pull the crowds.
Wow! Aamir and Sachin together. Both are living legends. One is master in cricket another one is master of Indian cinema. Love. R
SASACHIN TENDULKAR and Aamir khan are very good friends both are our pride
Respect from a SALMAN fan
water conservation is one of the most important issues not only for Maharasthra but for the entire planet as such……high time we’re sensitive about it…..
many a times I have noticed water taps left open in public places……least one can do is to stop water wastage…..conservation will follow!