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Aamir Khan Honoured for 'Satyamev Jayate'

  •   Fri, Oct 19 2012 08:36:36 AM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS): Bollywood star Aamir Khan, along with Star India CEO Uday Shankar, was Thursday honoured for creating awareness against social discrimination through the issue-based reality show "Satyamev Jayate". The actor says the award is special.

Aamir and Shankar were conferred the honour by National Commission for Scheduled Castes at a function here.

"I feel very special today. I am humbled with the kind of love, respect and support that you people have given to me. This honour is not just for me, but also for my team who worked so hard on the show that we were able to understand it and present it to all of you," Aamir said at the ceremony.

The 47-year-old had touched upon the issue of social discrimination and manual scavenging in one of the episodes of his debut TV show "Satyamev Jayate". He had focused on the life of over 300,000 manual scavengers, who clean excreta even today and are considered as untouchables in the society.

"When we decided to start 'Satyamev Jayate', we thought of bringing up issues which people usually don't talk about on public platforms. I felt bad to know that even after 65 years of independence, social discrimination is still prevalent. I felt so bad that I decided that I have to raise this issue in my show," he said.

"People told me that this is a very sensitive issue and I can get caught in court cases, but I was adamant on bringing it on the show. I was really happy to see the response from people. I got so many emails and letters, especially from the younger generation, who said they felt bad about the current scenario and that they would work towards welfare (of society)," he added.

Shankar says he is also humbled by the honour.

"I'm really thankful to people for this honour. Television is always considered to be a medium of entertainment, but we knew it was much more than that, it can also help create awareness, which we tried to do with the help of 'Satyamev Jayate'. I thank everyone for giving us the courage to take it forward," Shankar said.

Popular singer Udit Narayan was also present at the ceremony, where Aamir's popular songs like "Papa kahte hain" and "Mitwa" were played. Aamir also joined him in singing the songs.

The ceremony also saw the presence of several political leaders, including union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja besides Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit.

  

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Fri, Oct 19 2012

    I wish more celebrities come forward and help Mr. Kejriwal establish a new political system of different kind that will revolutionize the whole political system.
    The great celebrities of India! Are you listening?
    Jai Ho Aam Aadmi!

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  • Dorothy, Mangalore

    Fri, Oct 19 2012

    I am happy to say the episode of Aamir was one of the best on TV. I only wish he had to continue the same longer and cover more places. I would love to see him come to Mangalore and check the private hospitals in Mangalore. People are being taken for a ride. The educated patients are also being cheated wholesale. The poor patients, have to sell all what they have to settle the unwanted hospital bills. Treatment is not given, but all investigations that are avilable are done. Finally patient dies, but the hospital succeeds in making their money. This is my personal experience. The doctors are also hand in glove with the hospital authorities, helping in fleecing the public. I only wish the public joins in bringing the facts out to the public so no one patronizes these hospitals. The staff,doctors and hospital management have no guilt nor any compassion for the patient.
    All they want is to make their money. It is sad to see the poor people struggling to pay the hefty bills which runs into lakhs. I wish more people will tell their experiences and warn the people not to patronize these big hospitals who are surviving because of their name old name. Check the no of deaths, even a person who comes with a simple complaint dies without a proper explanation as to what went wrong.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Fri, Oct 19 2012

    What about his first wife? She definitely would hope'Satyameva Jayate' and it would definitely
    will in all cases! Nothing 'personal' about it.....

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