Published 17:25 IST, October 25th 2019

Farhan Akhtar: Inspirational speeches that the actor has delivered

Farhan Akhtar is known for coining the MARD initiative. Check out some of the most emotional and inspirational speeches of The Sky is Pink actor here.

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Farhan Akhtar is one of most popular actors in Bollywood. He is widely kwn for playing role of Milkha Singh in movie, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He is a multi-talented artiste as he is an actor, film director, writer, producer, and singer. Farhan Akhtar has started initiative MARD, which stands for Men Against Rape and Discrimination against women. Here are some of most emotional, inspiring speeches delivered by Sky is Pink actor.

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Farhan Akhtar became first male ambassor for UN Women. He was invited to speak at prestigious forum in 2015. Farhan spoke about his initiative, MARD and what it has done to spre awareness about equality for women. He also said that initiative does t only focus on women but also ensures that men in society kw how to treat women. One of his points of discussion was fact that education is very important to bring about any form of change. He also said that education is very important. He furr emphasised on importance of having like-minded determined people to bring about desired change. Taking Nirbhaya case as an example, he said that case is proof that when like-minded people unite for a common cause, y eventually succeed.

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Algebra, arts and ideas club, h invited Farhan Akhtar as a guest. While talking to interviewer Shoma Chaudhary, Farhan spoke about an array of topics. He touched on some sensitive issues like his parents’ divorce when he was as young as eight years old and also confessed that he h a drinking problem. He said that his sister Zoya was his pillar during hard phase of his life and that she understood he was going through something without him having to actually say it. He even touched upon topic of his film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and how film brought him out of a dark place. He also spoke about MARD initiative and explained why he started foundation in this first place. Farhan’s words are thing short of inspirational as he discussed highs and lows in his life.

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