Showing posts with label Mission Sapne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mission Sapne. Show all posts
Mission Sapne: Celebs lend a hand in fulfilling the common man's dreams
3:20 PM
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; January 17, 2016)
After a good response in its
first season, Mission Sapne is back with a second season to bring a
change in the lives of the underprivileged. Stars like Akshay Kumar,
Vidya Balan, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Jimmy
Sheirgill, Manish Paul, Sonu Nigam, Arjun Kapoor and sportsperson Sania
Mirza will step into the shoes of the common man. The show, which airs
from today at 11 am on Colors, will see them raise funds to help people
build a better future.
Raj Nayak, CEO Colors, says, “We are looking
forward to the show's new sea son with the industry's top entertain ers
who have displayed extraordinary passion and commitment towards bettering lives of the common man. We would like to thank them for their
support and willingness to aid humanity.“
Akshay Kumar will crush and sell fresh sugarcane juice at a BSF
cantonment in Jaisalmer. He states, “While I have been able to change a
few lives, I have learnt how to be more patient.“ Vidya Balan will sweat
it out as a porter in Jaipur while supporting Manju, the city's only
lady coolie. She exclaims, “I salute Manju for her determination, and
the way she does her job.“Sania Mirza will be seen as a beautician to aid an acid-attack victim. She recalls, “Being a makeup artist is far more difficult than playing tennis. It is an art of making people feel nice about themselves. I now appreciate my make-up artist's efforts.“ Arjun Kapoor, who will polish shoes to support polio-stricken Ramakant, says, “It is unbelievable how Ramakant has been polishing shoes for the past 20 years.“
Smruti Shinde, producer of the show, explains, “We want to magnify the effect of positivity and hope in making a difference in the common man's lives.“ The second season will also see celebs indulge in gully cricket, song and dance-led requests and selfies.
Vidya Balan turns coolie at Jaipur bus stop; lugs big bags
7:46 AM
Anirban Das (MID-DAY; October 26, 2015)
An ardent advocate of women’s empowerment, Vidya Balan brought cheer to Rajasthan’s first female coolie, Manju, by taking up her backbreaking work for Saturday and handing her the money she made by carrying passengers’ luggage and clicking pictures with onlookers. This initiative was part of a television show titled Mission Sapne.
A source says, “Dressed as a coolie, Vidya was at the Sindhi Camp bus stop in Jaipur to lead Manju’s life as a porter for a day. She was seen picking up big bags of passengers and even climbing a bus roof to load and unload luggage. Travellers were surprised to see her do the job and take a porter’s fee for it,” informs a source present at the location.
Vidya earned a big sum of money which will be given to Manju by the TV show makers. Interestingly, the actress also charged people for clicking pictures with her. “When people started recognizing her, they approached her for selfies and also requested her to dance or deliver a film dialogue. She charged money for all that and explained the reason behind it. Manju was present with her throughout the day,” adds the source.
Vidya says, “As public figures or privileged people, we sometimes forget that most people struggle to make ends meet. Stepping into Manju’s shoes has been an eye-opening and humbling experience for me. The difficulties she faces are tremendous, especially in a job that is completely dominated by men, who believe that being a porter is not a woman’s job. I am glad that through Mission Sapne I have been able to facilitate some change in Manju’s life. I really hope that I have been able to make a sizeable contribution to help her build her children’s future.”
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