Megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in fair education for all, be it the country’s underprivileged or the ladies folk.
The 69-year-old veteran, who's driving home the message of importance of data through his hit reality TV game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati 6″ (KBC), believes half the country’s power lies in its women.
“In smaller towns, girls aren't being allowed education. There's a lot of discrimination and kept in a separate space. I THINK naari hamaare desh ki 50 percent shakti hai (women make the country’s 50 percent power),” Bachchan said here.
The actor said it was time people let their daughters free from the clutches of gender bias and allow them to carve their very own niche using knowledge.
“They should get the similar privileges because the men folk. There are many studies, the knowledge of which indicates that almost all girls from small towns aren't allowed to continue education after the seventh or eighth standard.”
“And people say ‘Why should we let her study, she is going to go after marriage so why should we waste our money on this?’. These words appear to be an abuse to me. And that i believe nobody should think like that,” added Big B Wednesday night on the official press launch of the sixth season of KBC.
The forthcoming season, set to move on air on Sony Sep 7, delves deep into the philosophy of “Gyaan hi aapko aapka haq dilaata hai (Knowledge gets you what you deserve)”.
And Bachchan says he feels proud when girls break the clutches of societal pressures and prove their mettle.
His wife, Jaya Bachchan have been a successful actress, his daughter Shweta Nanda is a well-read lady, and his daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai is likely one of the top-rated celebrities and a global icon.
“When girls fight the society, family and circumstances after which they arrive and sit at the hot seat, I THINK proud because they arrive there only on account of their gyaan (knowledge),” he said. – IANS
