March 8 is celebrated as Women's Day, but Amitabh Bachchan has already made the most important statement for gender equality. The actor in a twitter message said, “When I die, the assets I shall leave behind, shall be shared equally between my daughter Shweta Nanda and son Abhishek Bachchan. The move has a lot of relevance in India where traditionally a father bequeaths his all to his sons. Despite courts coming to the aid of beleaguered daughters, the tradition continues. Taking to his blog, the actor seems to be talking about the image when he says, “The office of the public servants that promote various campaigns are keen for this .. and so I do it .. though talking about it and exhibiting its plea is hesitating for me ..”
Amitabh's action is expected to at least get a discussion started. Amitabh is a big proponent of gender equality and has been in the news this year for his film 'Pink.' The film is about how patriarchy-driven India looks at women and expects them to live by a regressive code. Amitabh played a lawyer in the courtroom drama.
