Sachin Tendulkar to recite Marathi poem in support of Farhan Akhtar's 'MARD' campaign

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has excepted to recite the Marathi version of a poem, in support of Farhan Akhtar’s “Men against Rape and Discrimination” (MARD) campaign.

The poem’s original version is in Hindi and is written by the legendary lyricist Javed Akhtar in a bid to support the cause of women.

Sachin Tendulkar’s support will add steam to the campaign initiated by Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar. The aim of the campaign is to increase  awareness among men to respect women and promote greater gender equality.

“Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has taken a stand to bat for a noble cause – discrimination against women. He has collaborated with director-actor Farhan Akhtar to recite a special poem in Marathi for MARD to create awareness among men to respect women and promote gender equality,” MARD said in a statement to NDTV.

The poem has been translated into other regional languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Punjabi. Tollywood star Mahesh Babu has rendered his voice to the Telugu version.

Jitendra Joshi has a translated the Marathi version which will now be recited by Tendulkar himself.