Thanks
to
Naresh
Goel's
daughter
Namrata,
Ranbir
Kapoor
has
discovered
the
philanthropic
side
to
himself.
Not
only
is
he
going
to
walk
the
ramp
in
Mumbai
on
January
23
for
the
girl
children
of
Shabana
Azmi's
ancestral
village
Mijwan,
Ranbir
is
also
keen
to
participate
in
other
activities
and
events
connected
with
the
girl
child.
Says
a
source
close
to
Ranbir,
"We're
startled
at
the
change
in
Ranbir.
He
is
constantly
discussing
existence
at
the
poverty
line
and
how
to
make
life
better
for
those
who
live
at
that
level." Apparently,
Ranbir
has
also
expressed
a
keen
desire
through
Namrata
Goel
to
visit
Mijwan.
Shabana
Azmi's
godchild
Namrata
Goel,
who
is
Jet
Airways' chairman
Naresh
Goel's
daughter
has
orchestrated
the
entire
fashion
show
being
organized
on
January
23
in
Mumbai
for
the
education
of
girl
children
in
her
ancestral
village
Mijwan.
Says
Shabana
excitedly,
"Namrata
is
all
of
21.
My
father
(Kaifi
Azmi)
always
said
that
change
has
to
come
from
the
youth.
People
like
Ranbir
and
Namrata
prove
it.
My
father
was
only
19
when
he
got
involved
with
social
causes.
Namrata
arranged
the
ramp
show
last
year
and
again
this
year."
Namrata
plans
to
take
Ranbir
to
Mijwan
soon.
Says
Shabana,
"Last
year
Namrata
visited
Mijwan
for
the
first
time.
And
the
visit
transformed
her
completely.
She
started
gathering
support
for
the
fashion
show
on
Facebook.
Before
I
knew
it
she
had
the
whole
show
in
place.
Namrata
is
the
one
who
got
Ranbir
Kapoor
on
board,
got
him
interested
in
Mijwan."
Namrata
recently
visited
Mijwan
with
Shabana.
"She
accompanied
me
this
week.
Manish
Malhotra
and
his
three
assistants
also
went." Namrata
has
been
fund
raiser
for
her
godmother
Shabana
Azmi
from
the
age
of
15.
"Namrata
has
spent
most
of
her
life
in
London.
She
did
a
school
play
at
age
15
to
raise
funds
amounting
to16,000
pounds
for
Mijwan
and
since
then
was
after
me
to
take
her
to
Mijwan."
Shabana
says
proudly,
"Last
year
we
had
22
stars
walking
the
ramp
for
us.
This
year
it
has
gone
up
to
25
stars.
So
our
film
industry's
participation
is
growing."
Shabana
is
rightly
proud
of
the
development
in
her
ancestral
village.
"In
Mijwan
we
run
a
school,
a
college,
a
computer
centre
and
sowing
and
chikhankari
centre.
The
work
they
do
is
so
stunning
that
Anita
Dongre
has
been
giving
them
work.
Now
Manish
Malhotra
is
also
giving
them
work.
The
ramp
show
will
create
awareness
of
their
fine
craft.
Someone
said
about
the
embroidery
work
of
my
girls
in
Mijwan,
'So
beautiful
is
their
needlework
that
butterflies
would
be
tempted
to
sit
on
them.'
Because
their
work
has
to
do
with
the
garments
and
embroidery
this
fashion
show
makes
a
lot
of
sense."
Shabana
recollects
her
father's
passionate
involvement
with
Mijwan.
"Mijwan
is
such
a
tiny
village
in
the
back
of
the
beyond.
It
used
to
be
frozen
in
time
until
my
father
took
over.
There
was
no
road,
school,
nothing.
After
his
paralytic
stroke
he
dedicated
himself
to
bettering
the
village.
I
never
paid
attention
to
his
dedication
to
Mijwan
while
he
was
alive.
Mujhe
iss
baat
ka
bahut
dukh
hai.
The
first
time
when
I
visited
Mijwan
at
age
24
there
was
no
transportation.
I
had
to
be
carried
in
a
doli!
I
wondered
how
I
could
connect
such
a
tiny
hamlet
to
Mumbai
and
the
film
industry.
Namrata
Goel
put
it
all
together
for
me.
And
now
there
is
Ranbir
joining
her."
Story first published: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 15:07 [IST]