NEW DELHI: Farhan Akhtar Live which was initiated to support ‘MARD’ a social campaign launched by the actor has completed five years this March.
Over the course of these five years, Farhan Akhtar Live has taken over 150 cities across the world which included Mauritius, Singapore, the US, Australia, Kenya, Middle East and the United Kingdom. ‘MARD’ was conceived after an unfortunate incident in August 2012, when his 25-year-old employee was brutally raped and assaulted by the watchman.
In association with music composers Salim Sulaiman, Farhan also composed a song ‘Chulein Aasman’ which is about female emancipation, a song about freeing women from the roles that they have been coerced into playing for centuries.
Over the years, Farhan has been working on innovative ways of creating social awareness among the youth. Farhan Akhtar Live is effectively tapping the youth and has influenced many young people and aims to encourage more youth to take a step against rape and discrimination of women.
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