Bollywood shines at Canne Mallika Sherawat locks herself in a cage for a cause

Actor Mallika Sherawat, who is the ambassador for international NGO ‘Free A Girl India’, which is fighting human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children, took it upon herself to raise awareness on the horrifying crime of forced child prostitution at the ongoing 71st Cannes Film Festival 2018. As part of Free A Girl’s Lock-Me-Up Campaign, the actor locked herself in a 12×8 feet small cage at Cannes to bring global attention on the issue.
, “It is my ninth year at Cannes and the festival is one of the most cogent platforms to raise the issue of child prostitution not just in India but across the world. Being locked in a cage, I wanted to drive home the imagery of how young girls who are being trafficked are trapped in a small 12×8 foot room. These innocent victims have to live and survive without any aid. There is a woman suffering abuse every minute with no hope of any change. So I thought of doing my bit and raising awareness about an issue which needs to become extinct at the earliest,” said Mallika.
The actress is also the brand ambassador of the ‘School for Justice’ and shares a firm viewpoint on women’s rights. Having been involved with the UN and an NGO ‘Urja’, Mallika had addressed the problems faced by women in India at the 65th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference in 2014.
With this campaign, Mallika intends to support the School for Justice in India and initiate a change to bring about the extermination of the problem of forced child prostitution in India and internationally.

Bollywood’s fashionista Sonam Kapoor made her first Red Carpet appearance at Cannes 2018 in an embellished Ralph and Russo lehenga. The actress looked every bit of the fashionista that she is! The lehenga had an interesting twist to the sleeves of the crop top. While one of the sleeves was long and flowy, almost giving the ensemble a cape like appearance, the other was simply a fitted one till the elbow.
After her Red Carpet outing, Sonam attended a gala dinner hosted by the Positive Planet Foundation, which has led over 500 initiatives all over the world. The actress was the guest of honor at the gala event, which also included a contemporary art auction. The proceeds of this auction will go towards Positive Planet’s programmes for women empowerment in Sub- Saharan Africa, the Middle East and French priority neighborhoods. Sonam shared, “Positive Planet Foundation has been doing some inspiring work for the last 20 years. I hope to lend my support in the way I best can and help them in their noble endeavours.”