New Delhi: Taking forward the 'Satyamev Jayate' initiative, actor Aamir Khan called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday. He highlighted the plight of manual scavengers. After meeting the Prime Minister, Aamir said that the Prime Minister has assured him that he'll address the issue. "I met the Prime Minister today on the manual scavenging issue. I requested that measures should be taken to end this practice, the PM has...
02:11 PM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow to highlight concerns of manual scavengers engaged in cleaning excreta. "We had sought an appointment with the Prime Minister and Aamir would be meeting him tomorrow morning," said the actor's spokesperson. In a recent episode of his TV show 'Satyamev Jayate', the 47-year-old actor had focused on the life of over three lakh manual scavengers who do...
06:32 PM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: After touching a series of important issues, eleventh episode of Aamir Khans popular TV show Satyamev Jayate pointed its anger towards the problems of senior citizens. The actor-producer talked about the fears attached to old age and the difficult survival of elderly members of the society. Aging parents and their plights are not new; the society has been witnessing these things since long, however a significant development has...
01:57 PM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: Some media reports hint that Aamir Khan may return with the next season of his popular TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' soon. This has become an important question as the show is creating a lot of pressure on the wrong-doers of the society. Last episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' dealt with the issue of untouchability in India. The show demonstrated how the demon of caste system is prevailing across all...
10:33 AM, Jul 15, 2012
Mumbai: The makers of Aamir Khans television show may be all gung-ho about a second innings. But creative differences between the research team and the production house could prove to be a deterrent to the proceedings. Although the show started with a bang, its recent lacklustre performance has been reflecting in the low TRPs by the tenth week. However, during the course of the show, several creative issues have cropped...
01:04 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Mumbai: Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and supports the Maharashtra government's proposal to give severe punishment to those involved in such offences. The state has sought the central government's opinion for slapping a charge of homicide on cultprits of female foeticide. Commenting upon the state's decision, Aamir Wednesday told reporters: "I think female foeticide is a very serious issue. And if it continues the...
05:28 PM, Jul 11, 2012
With each new episode of Satyamev Jayate - actor Aamir Khan's 13-part television show - comes a welter of debate. Every episode trends on the ...
11:52 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Pune: Actor Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' has helped a city NGO that works in the field of de-addiction, Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre (MRS), receive Rs 4.37 lakh in donations. The NGO has decided to use the money on street children addicted to various harmful substances. The MRS is an ISO 9001:2000 certified body whose work and activities were highlighted in Khans show in the ninth episode that dealt with...
12:04 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: Once again the team of Satyamev Jayate was on target. It might be a hard fact to digest for urban Indians that the practice of untouchability is still prevalent in a nation that eyes to become one of the super-powers by the end of current decade, but shows like Satyamev Jayate is a reality check for them. The debate regarding the caste system is not a new thing;...
02:14 PM, Jul 08, 2012
New Delhi: The last episode of Aamir Khan's TV show shifted the audience's focus to the problem of alcohol abuse and how it is causing problems in daily lives of the common people. A senior journalist Vijay Simha narrated how he came out of his grief and decided not to take alcohol again in his life. Similarly, the show featured other people who left their habit of consuming alcohol. The...
10:25 AM, Jul 08, 2012
Face the Nation: Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - does it need an Aamir Khan to wake us up to the dangers of growing alcohol abuse? Mumbai Kripa Foundation Helpline: 022-26405411/ 26433027/ 26433027/ 6405405 ...
11:44 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Mumbai: Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate has struck the right chord with the viewers and the film star says that he may come up with the second season of the show. "Right now I have to shoot Dhoom 3 and Rajkumar Hirani's film PK. After completing them, I will come back and take a stock of the situation and then I will decide about the second season of the...
01:51 PM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: Ever since the coordinates of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) were aired on the Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate, the AA office phones have been continuously ringing and their website has crashed because of an unprecedented spurt in traffic. But not many in India know about the entity and the help alcoholics or alcohol abusers can get there. AA, an international mutual aid movement founded in 1935, lists this as its...
10:24 AM, Jul 02, 2012
Mumbai: 'Satyamev Jayate' has received a dream response from the audience, says Aamir Khan, who is planning a second season for the show which highlights various social issues in each of its episodes. The 13-episode season one has already crossed its halfway mark and the 47-year-old actor is happy with the impact it has created. "The change in the society has been evident. We have received a dream response, having...
07:48 PM, Jul 01, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan feels that the institution of marriage in India has changed manifold and urges parents to ensure that their children are well-equipped to take decisions about their life partner independently. "There is constant change in society and the concept of marriage has changed for the better; marriage is now looked upon as companionship," Aamir said. "Although this concept is good, we should empower our kids with right...
05:45 PM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: Alcoholism has become an accepted norm in the upper middle class society of urban India. Be it a social gathering or be it a family function, the society doesn't consider alcohol as something which can bother their normal behaviour. However, Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' has a different take on the issue of alcoholism. In one of the relatively lighter episodes, 'Satyamev Jayate' demonstrated the problem of...
02:58 PM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: Aamir Khan's show 'Satyamev Jayate' may not be getting the kind of viewership that was anticipated before its telecast, but the show has become an integral part of most of the Indian's Sunday morning. So far, the show has raised important questions and has shown the mirror to the conservative Indian society. Different state governments and the central government have taken notice of the noble ideas that 'Satyamev...
10:37 AM, Jul 01, 2012
(Monojit Lahiri tries to examine the furore exploding across India relating to the most celebrated reality show of the day, 'Satyamev Jayate') The Perfectionist Khan strikes again. No, not as one of the '3 idiots' in the hugely loved and popular blockbuster, nor anything remotely 'filmy' but this time in an entirely different and ambitious avtar. What exactly it is remains open to interpretation, Citizen Journo/Spokesman/Brand Ambassador/Activist/ Social Messiah/ Facilitator/Conduit/Commentator/...
06:05 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan stood by his word as he had promised Shanno, a female cab driver and a victim of domestic violence, that whenever he visited Delhi, he would hire her vehicle, and that is exactly what he did. On June 21, Aamir arrived in Delhi for two days to present his research on medical malpractices to the Parliament, when he hired a cab from Sakha, the agency that...
11:25 AM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: Satyamev Jayate may not have been able to match the TRPS of Kaun Banega Crorepati, but that is not upsetting Aamir Khan. Aamir has said that his show has unprecedented viewership with entire villages sitting together to watch the story unfold. Going by the Television Rating Points that measure the viewership of shows on television, Aamir Khan's much publicised issue based chat show 'Satyamev Jayate' did not take...
11:19 AM, Jun 26, 2012
