Aamir Khan gifts handloom saree to Kareena Kapoor
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Aamir Khan recently gifted a Rs. 25, 000 handloom saree to Kareena
Kapoor made by handloom workers of Chanderi village in Madhya Pradesh.
Kareena was overwhelmed by the present.
Kareena was asked to fly down to Madhya Pradesh for two days. She
had to travel for 14 hours to reach Chanderi. All this while, she
didn’t know where they were going and all she knew was that they had to
meet Aamir. So when she received the black and gold traditional saree,
like the ones the weavers used to make for the nawabs, she was
overjoyed.
According to Kareena, Aamir Khan wanted her to have the saree
because she is a style icon and she should promote the work of these
handloom industries. The ancestors of the workers used to work for
royal families. Kareena and Aamir went to the workers’ homes,
interacted with them and saw that they live in miserable conditions and
make only about Rs. 50 while the designers borrow their work and sell
it for Rs. 30-40,000. Aamir has invited some of the workers to the
premiere of 3 Idiots.
Sampurn Media
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