Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will perform for the first time in his home town Delhi this Christmas eve
as part of 'Temptations 2005', a multi-star extravaganza that has become a legend with over 30
performances across the globe to extend support for the rights of 70 million disabled people.
King Khan will lead a line-up of luminaries from the tinsel town including Rani Mukherji, Priyanka
Chopra, Zayed Khan and Esha Deol at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium to raise funds and
awareness for the National Access Campaign launched by the National Centre for Promotion of
Employment for the Disabled People (NCPEDP) to create a barrier free environment.
The decade-old NCPEDP, with Congress President Sonia Gandhi as its founding Chairperson, has
been leading the fight for rights of the disabled.
The show will be scripted , directed and coordinated by Moranis and Soorma of Cineyug
Entertainment.
Shah Rukh made the announcement of the next stopover of the ''Temptations tour'' at a press
conference here last evening in the presence of NCPEDP Executive Director Javed Abidi and Rani
Mukherji.
The superstar said he felt fortunate to contribute his bit as a performer to an institution like NCPEDP,
which was playing a key role to ensure that disabled people got their due from the society.
''This will be my first day show and we plan to do it as exciting as we have done in the previous tour.''
Mr Abidi said there are over 70 million disabled people in India.
Less than one per cent of the children with disability receive education of any kind.
Most of the transport, education and work infrastructure in the country do not have accessible feature
and thus effectively forcing disabled people to become prisoners in their homes. Even ten years after
the disability act was passed, disabled people are waiting for opportunities for jobs, education and
participation in public life.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 15:36 IST