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.
What a man! What a legacy!
Before barking, one should know that Aamir has been working for Maharashtra drought affected farmers for more than 3 years now. Just love this man! ?
And finally, stupid hrithik fans, Bahubali 2 is postponed to 2017. Keep living in Jadoo land. ?
JO BUND SE GAYI, VO HAUD SE NAHI AATI…this suits u amir
ting khan u real face was tat intolerant commnet now even if u say india is tolerant infinite times no body will trust u tats the fact so u r a jihadi islamic khan who want to plunder wealth of indian people mahmud of ghajni in fact u r more dangerous than him atleast after pluindering ghajni went away from india but u r here in india bcoz u know tat no where in the world u will be accepted .. but these things dont matter now time of khans is very limited . india has awakened .. they dont want 2 see moronic faces of u khans all 3 khans .. no indian has interest to watch u .. y r u forcing us to see ur pathetic faces again nd again .. in pk how u treated hindu religion is not hidden by lord shiva lord shiva will do justice i m a secular person respects all even muslims but not a muslim like u bashing hinduism and earning corores wow…. …. clap so better retire .. u will get retire quickly
hey indians your god is with aamir you will ahve to support aamir or accept that sachin is not god lolx
@ challa- oh so you were too sleep on that footpaath with kaali! that is why you both knows what happened in that accident. be brave and give your statements, may be court beleive on you guys and your raees get safety from sultan.
Hats off to AK,Kiran Rao,Sachin Tendulkar,CEO Sayani Bhatkar and other Marathi celebrities.You guys simply rock. \m/
Dear Aamir Khan,you’re such a good human being and you care so much for the nation and its people.It hurts when some nincompoops call you a traitor,doesn’t it?
Yeah sir it hurts me as well.But then I realise that I love both you and my country and I don’t really need to think about these fools who spread hate speeches and claim themselves to be true nationalists.Please ignore these pseudoPatriots and keep doing the good work.God bless! :)
#CultClassicDangalOnMaking
Jealous people are against Amir.He is the real indian.
Aman, I dunno who is ua fav actor, whoever it may be, ua favorite actor is nothing ln front of global mega-star Aamir khan. You must be flobshay gobar fan. Who is struggle to cross even 200 cr mark. First let me clear Whose fan you are, then I will bash him.
@ Aman, don’t bring religious here, else I will kill you. You are a Hinduic kapoor rapiest. If you have problem about these actors then talk about them, if you have problems about terrorist then talk about them but don’t talk ill about my Islam else you won’t be survived.
aamir khan is nothing in front of my global superstar and i dont need to tell u . who is my favourite ..
first of all ask aamir khan y he included religion in pk
@Aman very well said brother….
Great to see two biggest names of their respective industries and field will work together in this brilliant show SMJ. No one cares about an idiotic none actor who doesnt know how to change expressions. Only his gawaar fans care about him.
Wake up morons!!! What a 420 this Tingu is !!! Fraud Tingu should have been in politics instead of Bollywood…Tingu knows very well that his “INTOLERANCE” statement has caused him too much damage. So to win back the faith of people tingu420 is doing all this nautanki…ha ha But we Indians are too smart for Tingu..We never forget and never forgive…..Doesn’t matter how much drama tingu does..people will still reject/boycott pathetic Dangal
Jai hind!!!
Salman movie clash result….
1.MAI AUR MRS KHANNA (8cr) vs ALL THE BEST (47cr)……(18-oct-2009)
2.GOD TUSSI GR8 HO (13.8cr) vs BACHNA AE HASEENO (38cr)…..(15-aug-2008)
3.JAANEMAN (27cr) vs DON (51cr)…..20-oct-2006
THIS RESULT IS SHOWING EVERYTHING…..OUR KING ALWAYS WON CLASHES EXCEPT (DILWALE vs BAJIRAO )…….ND SALMAN ALWAYS DEFEATED
EVEN RANBIR STARTED HIS CAREER ND DEFEATED SALMAN WITH HIS 2ND MOVIE….SHAME ON SALMAN
I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN ….SO DONT BARK …U BHAITARDS
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF …..KING WILL DESTROY SALMAN IN THE CLASH…..DONT DARE TO CLASH WITH KING KHAN
thanx amit .