Secret Superstar: Bravo Team!

Aamir Khan has done it again! Put his money where his heart is...backing a small heart-warming film that addresses a number of serious issues, while telling the story of Insia, a teenager dreaming big.

Secret Superstar is the story of Insia, a budding singer from an average middle-class Indian family, who makes her dreams happen by sheer hard work and talent. But it is also the story of her mother, a battered housewife, who rises from the ashes to take reins of her life.

It is a brave film, for it addresses an issue long swept under the carpet in Indian families - that of wife beating. It happens in almost every backyard, yet no one acknowledges it. It's almost as if wishing that if you don't open your mouth it will go away. Wife battering, domestic violence, gender discrimination, female infanticide, all these are issues we are uncomfortable bringing out in the open.  Secret Superstar not only highlights these sensitively, it also shows the triumph of a battered woman and her long neglected daughter.

Kudos to the entire team of story and script writer, director, producer, actors, cinematographer for portraying this issue so sensitively. I hope your film goes on to make history and gains massive popularity!

Hindi films are finally coming of age, and covering real issues instead of candy floss.