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Bollywood actor Imran Khan visits slum children in Mumbai.


Byline: ANI

Mumbai, Apr 14 (ANI): Bollywood actor Imran Khan For the cricketer of the same name from the West Indies, see .

Imran Khan (Urdu/Pashto: عمران احمد خان نیازی) (Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi
 on Tuesday visited Akansha, a voluntary forum engaged in welfare of slum children.

Imran Khan spent his time interacting with the kids. He also presented a cheque to the NGO NGO
abbr.
nongovernmental organization

Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
nongovernmental organization
 as his personal donation.

Khan said he liked to be associated with issues concerning betterment of women and children.

"Last month, I had joined the Vagina Monologues to do a special show to end violence against women. I felt very strongly for children also. I have a lot of cousins who are younger than me. So I have a very good relation with kids. I love kids a lot. I like to associate my self with such causes," Khan added.

The actor obliged the children by posing for photographs and also signing autographs for them. The expression on the faces of children clearly showed that they were elated.

When the excited children quizzed the actor about his favourite actors in Bollywood, Imran revealed that Aamir Khan Aamir Hussain Khan (/ɑːmɪr xɑːn/; Hindi: आमिर हुसेन ख़ान, Pashto, Urdu:  and Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, Urdu: رتک روشن, pronunciation: /rɪt̪ɪk roːʃən/  were his favourite actors, while Kareena topped the list among the heroines.

A good number of Bollywood celebrities are actively associated with social causes. Salman Khan Salman Khan (Hindi: सलमान ख़ान)(pronunciation: /səlmɑːn xɑːn/), born , the 'bad boy of Bollywood', donates for the cause of aged while some other leading actors have contributed for the upliftment of the weaker section of society. (ANI)

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