Women superior to men, says Anupam Kher

Mumbai March 31 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher whose latest Bollywood release Naam Shabana features a woman as the protagonist says he has always considered women superior to men.

I always feel that women are superior to men. Anybody who can give birth to life has to be superior Anupam said here on Thursday.

My mother is a great lady and there are strong women in the society. It is important in each country including India to give equal opportunities to women. It should be a very natural process and we should not work hard very hard for it. Being a known face it is very important for me to talk about such issues he said.

Anupam spoke on the sidelines of a special screening of Poorna -- another movie highlighting the grit and determination of a girl.

Rahul Bose directed Poorna is a biopic on the life of Poorna Malavath a young tribal girl from Telangana who became the youngest girl in history to climb the Mount Everest.

Praising Rahul for making such a film Anupam said: ahul is a socially aware person. He is always associated with a film which presents some important causes and issues. He is also associated with numerous causes. Every film is about storytelling and how engaging you could make it.

I am happy for him that his film is creating buzz among the people.

--IANS
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