Mallika Sherawat who is the ambassador for international NGO ‘Free A Girl India’, that is fighting human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children took it upon herself to raise awareness on the horrifying crime of forced child prostitution at the ongoing 71st Cannes Film Festival 2018.
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The actor made her third appearance on the fifth day of the Cannes Film Festival 2018. As part of Free a Girl’s Lock-Me-Up Campaign, the actor locked herself in a 12×8 feet small cage at Cannes to bring global attention to the issue.
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Free the girl! @mallikasherawat makes a strong point to spread awareness about child prostitution and trafficking at #Cannes2018. pic.x.com/Bk4sYUh1sT
— Filmfare (@filmfare) May 14, 2018
“Every minute we don’t do something there is a woman suffering abuse “ @freeagirlindia #freeagirl #schoolforjustice #womensrights #supportgirls #stoprape #cannes pic.x.com/F8aegKBnum
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) May 15, 2018
Mallika said, “It is my ninth year at Cannes and the festival is one of the most cogent platforms to raise the issue of child prostitution not just in India but across the world. Being locked in a cage, I wanted to drive home the imagery of how young girls who are being trafficked are trapped in a small 12×8 foot room. These innocent victims have to live and survive without any aid. There is a woman suffering abuse every minute with no hope of any change. So I thought of doing my bit and raising awareness about an issue which needs to become extinct at the earliest.”
For her first appearance, she wore a lilac coloured Tony Ward gown with neatly hair-do and statement earrings to complete her look. For Day 2, she opted for a baby pink coloured outfit by Yolancris who has been a designer for Lady Gaga.
The actress is also the brand ambassador of the ‘School for Justice’ and shares a firm viewpoint on women’s rights.
Mallika who is on a mission to highlight and spread awareness about the issue of child prostitution and trafficking at Cannes has surely got people to take notice of the problem with her ravishing and brilliant looks at the festival.