It is a real opportunity for people like
Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt to come forward and take a lead in helping people
in Uttarakhand. Such charities always make an impact.
I did see Sanjay Dutt’s concern when he
mentioned that he would not like to spend money on holding his film’s premier
abroad and instead organize a charity event in Mumbai and use the funds
collected for flood victim.
If I would have been Sanjay, I would have
asked the Court to put me on parole for 3-6 months to serve the Uttarakhand
area to build it back to normal. It reminds me of the film Dushman where the
protagonist played by Rajesh Khanna was asked to serve the village and the families,
which had suffered because of him and help them come out of crisis. In that
case, it was the court who took the decision of parole.
Sanjay Dutt who has money, public support and
celebrity status can plead to the court for parole for a community cause.
Similarly, Salman Khan who is also facing
criminal charges and is likely to end up in jail should show to the society
that he has changed and he is now working for the welfare of the society.
What we saw in Sanjay Dutt’s case was that he
could not muster full public support in his favor when he was awarded the
sentence. His contribution to the society as it appeared was only via his roles
in the movies Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai. In both cases,
public perception was that he was an actor and acting was his job.
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