Actor-filmmaker
Farhan
Akhtar
recently
launched
a
new
campaign
to
combat
gender-based
violence
and
urged
the
youngsters
to
take
the
movement
forward
by
creating
a
new
age
of
dialogue.
As
part
of
his
initiative
MARD
(Men
Against
Rape
and
Discrimination),
Farhan
took
to
Facebook
to
launch
a
filmmaking
competition
across
colleges
in
the
country
as
part
of
a
campaign
led
by
Population
Foundation
of
India.
The
campaign
has
been
titled
'Bas
Ab
Bahut
Ho
Gaya
-
Enough
is
Enough'.
"Violence
Against
Women
and
Girls
is
a
shameful
violation
of
human
rights
that
our
nation
should
not
and
must
not
condone.''
''I
call
upon
our
youth
to
participate
in
'Bas
Ab
Bahut
Ho
Gaya'
campaign
and
create
a
new
age
of
dialogue
on
the
subject
of
gender
violence," Farhan
told
IANS.
"I
hope
such
student
solidarity
will
grasp
the
attention
of
our
nation
and
its
leaders.
I
am
very
keen
to
understand
how
our
youth
are
going
to
interpret
the
subject
in
the
films
they
make.''
''I
implore
the
leaders
of
tomorrow
to
be
the
change
today
and
proactively
participate
in
this
campaign," he
added.
Director
Feroz
Abbas
Khan,
who
has
partnered
with
Farhan
on
the
initiative,
said,
"Our
aim
is
to
make
the
youth
think
and
bring
new
ideas
to
the
table
as
to
how
patriarchy,
and
gender
bias
can
be
removed
from
its
roots.
Our
hope
is
to
involve
hundreds
of
colleges
in
this
campaign."
The
film
contest
is
open
for
college
students
across
all
streams
and
will
accept
entries
till
the
mid
of
August.
The
prize
money
is
Rs
300,000
for
the
winner,
Rs
200,000
for
runner
up
and
Rs
100,000
for
the
second
runner
up.
The
winners
will
be
awarded
on
October
2
on
the
occasion
of
Gandhi
Jayanti.