Superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
has
taken
a
pledge
on
the
occasion
of
International
Women's
Day
and
says
henceforth
in
all
his
films,
the
leading
actress'
name
would
appear
before
his
in
the
credits.
He
is
starting
it
with
Chennai
Express.
"I
would
request
to
all
those
who
I
am
working
with,
starting
with
Chennai
Express
(to
do
it).
I
don't
know
whether
this
is
going
to
bring
a
change
but
the
point
needs
to
be
raised," said
SRK,
who
has
teamed
up
with
Deepika
Padukone
in
director
Rohit
Shetty's
Chennai
Express.
"With
the
mark
of
100
years
of
Indian
cinema
and
Women's
Day
coming
up,
it
would
be
a
nice
combination.
In
Chennai
Express,
Deepika
Padukone's
name
will
appear
first," he
added.
When
asked
what
was
Deepika's
reaction
to
be
the
first
actresses
to
have
her
name
before
the
lead
actor
in
the
credit,
he
said,
"She
was
not
jumping
on
the
roof
top.
She
said,
'It's
great,
but
I
hope
even
others
start
following
this.'"
The
atrocities
against
women
is
on
the
rise
in
the
country
and
this
Women's
Day
TATA
Tea's
"Jaago
Re" campaign
has
started
a
new
initiative
-
Women
First
-
with
Shahrukh.
The
superstar
unveiled
the
ad,
directed
by
R
Balki,
here
Wednesday
and
interacted
with
media
and
shared
his
views
on
women.
The
ad
will
be
launched
on
Women's
Day.
SRK
stressed
upon
the
fact
that
"women's
position
in
every
field
needs
to
be
respected".
"Right
from
my
mom
to
all
the
actresses
I
work
with
are
the
most
important
women
in
my
life," he
added.
The
actor,
who
has
been
part
of
filmdom
for
20
years
and
worked
with
female
directors
-
Hema
Malini
in
Dil
Aashna
Hai
and
Farha
Khan
in
Main
Hoon
Na
and
Om
Shanti
Om,
assured
he
would
try
to
collaborate
with
more
women
directors
in
the
future.
"I
will
not
make
women
centric
films
just
for
the
heck
of
it.
In
all
my
films,
I'd
assure
all
my
actresses
get
enough
importance
for
their
roles.
I
would
like
to
work
with
many
more
women
directors."
On
the
International
Women's
Day,
the
First
Lady
of
the
US,
Michelle
Obama,
will
honour
10
most
courageous
women
in
the
world.
India's
Nirbhaya,
who
was
brutally
gangraped
and
later
died
from
injuries,
has
been
chosen
for
the
honour.
Commenting
to
the
news,
SRK
said,
"It
is
good
that
they
are
honouring
her,
but
I
don't
want
anybody
to
die
to
get
this
honour.
In
fact,
I
want
women
to
get
award
for
their
achievements.
We
should
respect
her,
love
her
and
remember
her."
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