Mumbai: Taking the cause of water conservation ahead, superstar Aamir Khan will
begin shooting for his upcoming Marathi show, "Toofan Alaya" (Storm Is
Here), next week.
The weekly show will revolve around the water
situation in the state and feature a mix of Marathi film stars and
people telling inspiring stories.
On the occasion of 'World Water
Day', Kiran Rao, Aamir's filmmaker wife and founder of Paani
Foundation, said the show, to be aired on Zee Marathi, will start from
March 31.
"We have already begun shooting for the show, but Aamir
will shoot his bits from next week. We have been shooting the show
since last two weeks," Rao told reporters.
Paani Foundation, set
up by Aamir, will start its third edition of 'Satyamev Jayate Water Cup'
with an aim to extend the watershed management programme to 75
'talukas' in 24 districts of Maharashtra.
"There will be
information about the Water Cup and we will also tell stories about
different villages and villagers. How they are changing their way of
living. Aamir and we all
will be travelling a lot for the same. There will be entertainment too,"
Rao said.
The filmmaker said that well-known faces from the
Marathi film industry will be joining the show. "I won't say much
because then it won't be a surprise," she added.
"Some of our
friends from the industry will also be on the show but we will
specifically talk about people who are doing ground work," Rao said.
Satyajit
Bhatkal, CEO, Paani Foundation, announced the NGO's statewide 'Jal
Mitra' initiative, a drive where people can log into the NGO's website
and register themselves to
volunteer to do manual labour to build watershed structures.
In the Water Cup, villages compete to carry out maximum work for watershed management and water conservation.
The competition period of the third edition is April 8 to May 22.
PTI
