Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar

Akshara, an NGO in Mumbai, organised an event on Valentine’s Day at the Bandra Amphitheatre for One Billion Rising, to raise awareness about women’s issues and violence against women, in particular. The event was open to the public.

Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan and Adhuna Akhtar with their daughters
Farhan and Adhuna Akhtar with their daughters

A number of celebrities came out to support the movement and express their emotions towards the cause. While Farhan Akhtar recited a poem and sang two songs, Rahul Bose read out a message from writer Eve Ensler and actress Mita Vasisht recited passages from Kashmiri poems. And if that was not enough, the very talented children of Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Sophia College, put up some amazing song and dance performances as well.

Rahul Bose and Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Rahul Bose and Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Mita Vasisht
Mita Vasisht
Mita Vasisht
Mita Vasisht
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Adhuna Akhtar
Adhuna Akhtar
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose
Dance performance at One Billion Rising
Dance performance at One Billion Rising