Sunday, August 23, 2009

Being Human Salman Khan: Philanthropy or Publicity Stunt?

I know that Salman Khan has many passionate fans and I would not get shocked if some of them show some angry reactions to this entry of mine. Anyway, it seems that Salman Khan has decided to become active in charity works with his NGO Being Human. The basic idea is that he will use his star power sell Tshirts and other products to raise money and then the money will be donated to poor people. This is a good initiative from a Bollywood hero and it will surely help some poor people.

Salman Khan said to a media:

"Being Human raises funds via the sale of its T-shirts, which are exclusively designed. After T-shirts, Being Human will now be expanding its product offerings by making watches. Watches are a great accessory and both genders love flaunting their watches. It has become a style statement. So keeping that in mind, my foundation will be making watches, which can be sold to make some money."

Very nice. Now, what I feel is that Salman Khan should focus more on changing himself and remove the bad boy image and this can help people more. In the last two decades, he has come to media spotlight for his acting as well as controversies surrounding his personal life. If really he wants to help people then he should remember that he is like a role model to many young men. He should reform himself and make a good boy (man) image for himself and this would inspire many young men. That is why, I think that Being Human will be in the end a publicity stunt instead of generous charity work.