Anupam Kher (2010-11)
Anupam Kher's voyage as an actor has taken him to several places in the world. His passion that catapulted Padma Shri award for him, have made him one of the greatest actors of contemporary cinema. In 2005, he established his dream project "Actor Prepares"-a premier acting school where he personally imparts some of his acting secrets to tomorrow's actors and superstars. He was recently awarded the Teacher's Lifetime Achievement for his contribution to cinema and social work. Shredding the comfortable cocoon that a star of his stature would live within, concerned with giving back something to society and those less privileged then him, he has been a teacher to differently-abled children for many years now and is one of the founder members of ‘The People For Animals’. In 2008, he established The Anupam Kher Foundation- a public charitable trust, to spread education among less privileged children and to provide palliative care to people with life-limiting diseases. Through these interactions and associations, he has developed a sensitivity towards the plight of destitute children for whom enjoying their childhood becomes a luxury. This foundation is a tribute to these countless, nameless children and through this journey, he attempts to bring happiness to the lives of such children and ensure that they become agents of change in the society as they grow along the years.
Kajol (2008-09)
The endearing Indian actress, Kajol has several bees on her bonnet right now. Besides the fact that she is a professional, a wife and a mother, she also works side by side on her dream project - of opening an orphanage for deprived children in Mumbai. Her association with the deprived is a multifaceted one - Kajol is also the goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK based Loomba Trust, a charity devoted to educating widow's children, particularly in India. Attended by Kajol, the annual Diwali dinner organised by the trust raised 150,000 GBP for charity to provide scholarships for the children of poor widows in India.Rahul Bose(2007-08)
Rahul is one of the premier actors of alternative Indian cinema. Apart from working primarily on cinema that sends a message, noteworthy among his work in the social sector is his post-tsunami effort in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Subsequently, he successfully established his own NGO- The Foundation, which works on preventing discrimination of all kinds, with special focus on communal harmony, children and gender equality. He is a global ambassador of Oxfam, on the advisory board of 'Breakthrough', a New York-based NGO committed to gender equality and human rights, on the Board of the citizen venture- Citizens for Justice and Peace, and a global ambassador of the American India Foundation