Indian TV channels to show solidarity with Mumbai blast victims

Indian TV channels to show solidarity with Mumbai blast victims

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MUMBAI: Over 30 Indian television channels will simulcast a two-minute film The Voices of India on 18 July at 6 pm and 9 pm. The aim is to show solidarity with the victims of the serial train blasts that hit Mumbai last week.

It is for the first time that television channels like DD, Star, Zee, Sony, Times, ETV, MTV, TV 18 network, NDTV and Janmat will get together to air the film.

The Voices of India encapsulates thoughts expressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after visiting the bomb blast victims. Sachin Tendulkar, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Fardeen Khan, Anil Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Preity Zinta, Karan Johar and Nana Patekar also feature in the film.

Designed as a Campaign for India, it is the citizens response to the terrorist attack on Mumbai.