The Asian Age

Reel to real HEROES

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

It is raining cause queens in today’s world, as actors are raising their voice for issues that they truly believe in. Be it cancer awareness, equality, women empowermen­t, depression, education, child rights and more — celebritie­s are seen taking time off, to use their status for a bigger cause!

In India, Deepika Padukone can be titled the cause queen, as tweets like these affirm her status even more. Shruti@ Sid Forever123 From taking a stand against irresponsi­ble journalism, to handling heartbreak­s and now talking about depression. @ deepikapad­ukone take a bow! Even celebritie­s have been gushing about her work like Farah Khan recently tweeted, It takes great courage 2 admit r weaknesses & that too in front of the whole world. Kudos to @ deepikapad­ukone for talking about depression. The actress in recent times, has confidentl­y come out in the open to take a stand. From yesteryear actress Meryl Streep to Emma Watson, there are a number of names that come to mind. And it would be foolish to think that they are not living by example. The recent one to grab attention for her work is Angelina Jolie, when she gave the ‘ different is good’ speech at an award show. The powerful speech went viral and made a sweeping statement. Tweets like these prove how inspiring their work can get! @ CH Rls HEM WORTH Bless actors like Emma Watson and Tom Hiddleston for using their platform for good causes. Truly wonderful beings. So how do actors find the time and choose their causes? Ask actor Chetan Kumar, who is known for his social work, “Celebritie­s are in a position of power and can use it to give back to society in a true and meaningful way. The kind of causes are things that we truly believe in as individual­s — be it education, politics or equality,” adding to which he states, “But with such representa­tion of causes comes greater responsibi­lity. So it’s im pe ra ti v e that actors un de rs ta n d the issue in depth.” Yes, when celebritie­s take a stand, they should do so responsibl­y!

Despite their busy lives and hectic schedules, these stars are making a difference

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