Veteran
actress
Shabana
Azmi
has
always
been
closely
associated
with
charitable
and
social
work
and
this
time
too
she
along
with
her
godchild
Namrata
Goyal
has
once
again
put
together
a
fund-raising
fashion
show.
Called
Mijwan-
Sonnets
in
Fabric,
this
is
a
fashion
show
with
a
difference
whereby
the
funds
collected
will
be
utilised
for
the
empowerment
of
the
girl
child
in
rural
India.
The
fashion
show
scheduled
to
take
place
in
Mumbai
on
Jan
23
is
likely
to
witness
a
lot
of
Bollywood
bigwigs
who
will
be
participating
and
walking
the
ramp
for
this
noble
cause.
Some
of
the
big
names
who
have
confirmed
their
presence
include
Hrithik
Roshan,
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Karan
Johar,
Tusshar
Kapoor,
Farhan
Akhtar,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Sushmita
Sen,
Amrita
Rao,
Anushka
Sharma,
Celina
Jaitley,
Dia
Mirza,
Kunal
Kapoor,
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
Lara
Dutta,
Monikangana,
Neha
Dhupia,
Prateik
Babbar,
Raima
Sen,
Ranveer
Singh,
Rohit
Roy,
Sameera
Reddy,
Sandhya
Mridul
and
Shazahn
Padamsee.
Talking
about
this
gala
event,
Shabana
Azmi
said,
"Mijwan
is
a
tiny
village
in
UP
where
my
father
Kaifi
Azmi
was
born.
He
founded
the
NGO
and
I
have
taken
on
the
task
of
taking
his
dream
forward.
Mijwan
Welfare
Society
(MWS)
runs
Kaifi
Azmi
High
School
and
College
for
girls,
Kaifi
Azmi
Computer
Training
Centre
and
Kaifi
Azmi
Sewing
and
Tailoring
Centre.
After
the
phenomenal
success
of
Mijwan-
Sonnets
in
Fabric
event
last
year
where
22
top
film-stars
attended,
my
NGO
Mijwan
Welfare
Society's
benefit
event
has
snowballed
into
an
even
bigger
fund
raiser
this
year."
Speaking
about
this
year's
event,
Shabana
said,
"We
have
25
stars
walking
the
ramp
with
outfits
designed
by
Manish
Malhotra.
Manish
has
even
adopted
Mijwan
for
a
whole
year
to
begin
with
and
will
give
our
chikankari
workers
there
a
whole
year's
work.
Ranbir
Kapoor
was
brought
on
board
last
year
in
April
by
my
godchild
and
youth
president
of
MWS
21
year
old
Namrata
Goyal.
Ranbir
is
a
true
child
of
his
parents
Rishi
and
Neetu
who
are
dear
friends
of
mine.
He
has
joined
hands
with
MWS
to
further
our
mission
of
empowering
rural
India
with
a
focus
on
the
girl
child.
He
has
committed
to
visiting
Mijwan
in
the
near
future
inspite
of
being
neck-deep
busy
with
his
work.
With
his
association
we
hope
to
mobilise
a
lot
of
support
from
the
youth.
“50
percent
of
India
is
under
the
age
of
25
years.
All
over
the
world,
the
youth
has
been
in
the
forefront
of
change.
Ranbir
will
inspire
them
to
make
a
commitment
to
social
change.
All
the
stars
I
approached
have
come
on
board
with
no
questions
asked.
They
are
role
models
and
when
they
throw
their
weight
behind
a
cause
it
leads
to
immense
awareness
on
the
issue.
I
am
indebted
to
each
one
of
them.
This
is
going
to
be
the
most
phenomenal
Fashion
show
ever!"
Speaking
about
his
association,
Ranbir
Kapoor
said,
"We,
the
young
people
of
India
need
to
turn
our
attention
towards
rural
India
where
80
percent
of
the
population
lives
with
a
focus
on
empowering
the
girlchild.
By
associating
with
Mijwan
Welfare
Society
(MWS),
an
NGO
founded
by
the
extraordinary
poet
lyricist
Kaifi
Azmi,
I
am
paying
my
tribute
to
a
rare
poet
who
practised
what
he
preached,
"Pyar
ka
jashn
nai
tarha
manana
hoga
Gam
kisi
dil
mein
sahi
Gam
ko
mitana
hoga" My
parents
raised
my
sister
Riddhima
and
me
without
any
discrimination.
“If
anything,
I
used
to
feel
my
sister
got
a
better
deal
because
she
was
the
elder
child
and
a
girl!
I
truly
believe
that
the
yardstick
of
a
civilised
society
is
the
degree
to
which
its
women
are
empowered.
I
am
happy
to
join
hands
with
MWS
which
is
working
to
provide
equal
opportunity
to
the
girl
child
through
education,
training
and
employment
generation.
It
is
heartening
that
Shabana
Azmi
and
her
godchild
Namrata
Goyal
are
taking
Kaifi
Saab's
dream
forward."
Hrithik
Roshan,
who
will
also
be
part
of
the
fashion-show
fund-raiser,
said,
"I
am
very
happy
to
lend
my
support
to
Mijwan
Welfare
Society
(MWS)
that
seeks
to
empower
the
girl
child
in
rural
India.
Kaifi
Saab,
who
founded
the
NGO,
has
worked
with
my
grandfather
Roshan
Saab,
Shabana
aunty
has
been
a
school
friend
of
my
dad,
I'm
working
with
Zoya
so
it's
really
a
relationship
spanning
three
generations.
“But
even
more
importantly
I
believe
that
when
I
support
a
cause
I
get
enriched
by
the
experience
because
it
sensitises
me
to
the
plight
of
those
less
privileged.
For
a
mere
Rs.
6000,
a
girlchild
in
Mijwan
can
get
through
school
for
a
whole
year!
We
blow
up
10
times
that
amount
at
a
restaurant
in
one
night!
The
disparity
is
numbing.
The
girl
child
needs
a
level
playing
field,
equal
opportunity
through
education
and
it's
wonderful
that
after
Kaifi
Saab
passed
away
Shabana
aunty
is
taking
his
dream
forward."