New Delhi: Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji visited a school in India`s showbiz capital Mumbai to promote her upcoming film `Mardaani`.
`Mardaani`, which means manly, revolves around a senior police inspector, played by Mukerji, who unearths human trafficking racket.
Interacting with the audience and the media present at a school, Mukerji stressed upon the need to make women strong not only physically but also mentally and said women should not depend on men for safety and security.
"My film `Mardaani` is a small step towards that initiative, to inspire girls to evoke the spirit of `Mardaani`, in each little girl. All the girls that are sitting here I want to see `Mardaani` in them. They are all little `Mardaanis` and while doing this film I kind of discovered the `Mardaani` in myself again," said Mukerji.
Mukerji, who plays the protagonist called Shivani Shivaji Rao, as a police officer takes stringent action against the atrocity of human trafficking happening in the country. Reportedly, some real incidents have been portrayed in this film.
Mukerji visited the school to lend her support to `Support My School Campaign` by a beverage brand as a part of the promotion of her movie. She also presented "Medal of Bravery" to five girls of the school who have shown courage and achieved success by overcoming odds.
The film also stars Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Bhasin and Sanjay Taneja. Mardaani has been produced by Aditya Chopra and is slated for release on August 22.
