Actress
Anushka
Shetty
and
her
Singam
co-star
Suriya
have
collaborated
with
TeachAIDS
campaign,
which
aims
to
spread
awareness
about
the
disease
among
children.
She
says
she
wishes
to
follow
the
cause
closely.
"I'm
not
much
into
social
service
and
have
never
been
associated
with
any
programme," Anushka
told
IANS.
"One
of
the
reasons
I
didn't
get
associated
with
any
programme
(yet
is)
because
I
usually
don't
follow
it,
but
I
wish
to
follow
the
AIDS
awareness
initiative
religiously," Anushka
told
IANS.
Actors
Shruti
Haasan
and
Siddharth
are
also
a
part
of
the
campaign.
Anushka
along
with
other
actors
have
featured
in
an
animated
awareness
video
on
AIDS,
which
was
unveiled
recently.
"I
belong
to
a
very
conservative
family
like
majority
of
others
in
this
country
and
I
know
how
we
react
to
AIDS
and
sex
education.
We
even
consider
talking
about
it
a
taboo
not
just
in
schools,
but
even
in
colleges.
I'm
sure
programmes
like
these
will
create
more
awareness,"
said
Anushka,
who
initially
distanced
herself
from
people
afflicted
with
HIV.
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"I
was
associated
with
two
groups
with
AIDS
many
years
ago
and
once
when
they
offered
me
food,
I
refused
to
eat
it
because
I
felt
uncomfortable
and
didn't
have
the
awareness
that
it's
safe
to
dine
with
them.
Today,
I
don't
feel
the
same
because
I
have
the
knowledge,"
she
added.
Anushka
is
currently
busy
shooting
for
Telugu
films
Rudhramadevi
and
Baahubali.