Satyamev Jayate

Yesterday we had reported that Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid director Nila Madhab Panda had tried to contact Aamir Khan to canvass for his film in his own sweet way. Today, we bring you the news that Khan has expressed his desire to watch the film about female foeticide. As a subject, female foeticide is very sensitive for the noted actor who dealt with it in all its seriousness on his debut TV show <em>Satyamev Jayate</em>.

National award winning director Nila Madhab Panda whose debut film I Am Kalam, advocating child literacy, caught the attention of the former president Abdul Kalam and won its young protagonist Harsh Mayar a National award, is desperately seeking Aamir Khan. Panda is on the verge of releasing <em>Jalpari</em>: The Desert Mermaid, his film on female foeticide. He is of the feeling that Aamir’s attention would substantially aggravate the eyeball quotient for his message-oriented film.

In appreciation of the efforts of Aamir Khan in bringing about a kind of social revolution all around the country with his widely appreciated TV show Satyamev Jayate, filmmaker Ketan Mehta, in his own way of lauding the actor-filmmaker, has presented them with an elaborate film that highlights the overwhelming response generated by the show. The seven minute film has been uploaded across social media platforms including Twitter. The short film captures various tweets from an array of influential people from all walks of life and their reactions to the show.

A parliamentary panel has invited actor Aamir Khan to share the knowledge he and his team gained while researching on malpractices in the medical sector. Khan and his team would appear in the upper house on Thursday morning to interact with the panel. The 47-year old Khan had lifted the veil from the malpractices in the medical profession through his TV show <em>Satyamev Jayate</em> and discussed issues like doctors taking cuts and other unethical medical practices. Broadcast on 27 May (2012), the episode also addressed issues like overpricing of life-saving drugs.