This I-Day, Amitabh Bachchan wishes India were free of rape, promotes Pink

For Independence Day, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who campaigns for various social causes, has expressed hope that India be free of rape.

For Independence Day, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who campaigns for various social causes, has expressed hope that India be free of rape.

Pink will arrive in theatres this September. (Twitter)

“Independence Day 15th August pledge... May India be independent from rape... Bharat aazad ho rape se,” tweeted the 73-year-old, who also took the opportunity to share the poster of his upcoming thriller Pink.

The movie is about three women, and its trailer hints that it deals with a case involving sexual assault in which Bachchan plays a lawyer.

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The actor also re-tweeted a message by writer-comedian Radhika Vaz, and asked his followers to always remember it by captioning the message as “Say it again...”

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“A woman’s body is not a democracy, it’s a dictatorship, and its about time the dictator took charge,” read the message.

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