Rani Mukerji: Fortunate to get projects that had strong female protagonists (Photo Credit: Twitter)
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Sunday, Rani Mukerji opened up on the power of cinema to drive changes that could benefit women. The actress, who has been around in Bollywood for 24 years now, feels fortunate that she has, by and large, worked in films that offered her strong protagonists.
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“By projecting girls well, cinema definitely tries to contribute towards showing how girls can be so much more than what society wanted them to be,” she said.
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“Cinema has the power to impact societal change and actors do have the power to talk to people and seed the thought of positive change through their choice of films. I have been fortunate as an artist to get projects that had strong female protagonists and, to be honest, I have also consciously tried to seek out such projects,” she added.
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Coimbatore: Students of the NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion in Tirupur have unveiled a 100sqft zentangle artwork to mark the National Girl Child Day on Sunday.
The National Girl Child Day was first initiated in 2008 by the ministry of women and child development to create awareness about gender-based discrimination.
Twenty final year Apparel Fashion Design students, all girls, had launched the work on Thursday. “It depicts fetal development. Only a woman can give birth and host all the stages right from fusion of egg and finally birth that occur over nine months,” said P Aishwarya, a student from the team.
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Sunday, netizens, including Union ministers such as Smriti Irani shared photos with their daughters on Twitter.
Poonch admin holds Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme on National Girl Child Day ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 02:37 IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 25 (ANI): Poonch district administration organised a programme themed Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao on the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Sunday.
Speaking to ANI, Khalida Zubain, a participant said, I have won many medals at State level in Taekwondo. It is important to provide equal opportunities to girls in all spheres.
Mohammad Tanvir, District Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Poonch said that the district administration celebrated Nation Girl Child Day on Sunday and the celebrations are being held from January 21 to January 26.