Aamir Khan starrer Dangal will be screened for Members of Parliament on Thursday, to send across a message of women empowerment while providing a slice of entertainment.
The movie will be screened at the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. It will be screened in Parliament's Balayogi auditorium in the evening, after the session gets over.
It is my privilege to inform you that the Speaker has desired that popular Hindi film ‘Dangal’ be screened for the Members of both Houses on Thursday. I would be grateful if you could kindly make it convenient to grace the occasion along with your spouse.A communique by Secretary General of Lok Sabha, Anoop Mishra
The event is being organised by the Welfare department of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
The objective is to send across the message of women empowerment so that the law makers can promote it in their respective constituencies.A senior official from the department
Dangal is film about a wrestler – Mahavir Phogat – who trains his daughters in the field of wrestling, and turns them into medal winners.
Last year, the play Chanakya was staged for the MPs.
(With inputs from PTI)
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