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Nandita Das: Reservation is NOT a BAD WORD!

Directors Kiran Rao, Nandita Das and lyrcist Javed Akhtar tell us why they favour the women reservation Bill

A decade has passed by since the proposal was first made for reserving 1/3rd seats for women in the Parliament.

Although the Bill aims to encourage women to participate in the activities of governance in the country, there are many who fear that the bill will be misused.

At a recent event hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry in Mumbai, which was attended by leading women personalities from various professions, actor Nandita Das, director Kiran Rao and lyricist Javed Akhtar were among those who voted in favour of the bill.

Actor-turned director Nandita Das says it is important to think of reservation for women as an affirmative action towards empowering the underprivileged women in our country.

Watch the video above to know how the actor thinks the Bill will be a step forward in that direction.

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Until all women are empowered to compete with men: Kiran

Director Kiran Rao echoed the sentiments of several women by insisting on passing the long pending women reservation Bill in the parliament.

Watch this video to find out why Rao feels that women need reservation in Parliament.

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'There are reservations everywhere, why not parliament?'

Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar explains why reservation for women is no different than other reservations that exist in society.

Watch the video to understand why the lyricist feels so