Noted filmmaker and Actor Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwaryaa was appointed as UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India.

• Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush‘s appointment was announced by Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director.

• “Aishwaryaa will help raise awareness of UN Women’s core message of gender equality and women’s empowerment across India, boosting the organisation’s efforts to close the gender gap and achieve a more equal world, a Planet 50-50, by the year 2030,” a release said in Chennai.

• Puri was quoted as saying that Aishwaryaa, also a dancer, inspires confidence in young women and girls across South India and beyond.

• On her part, Aishwaryaa said it would be an ‘honour’ to serve as UN Advocate for Women’s Empowerment.

• Aishwaryaa joins other celebrities like actor-director Farhan Akhtar, tennis star Sania Mirza, British actor Emma Watson, Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand who have joined hands with UN Women to work for gender equality and the empowerment of women.

• Aishwaryaa has been into a lot of philanthropic activities for the underprivileged people, which is primarily why she was called for the United Nations’ honour.

• Aishwaryaa is currently working on a documentary titled Cinema Veeram, which will glorify the works of stunt choreographers of Tamil cinema. She is also writing a book that chronicles her father The Rise of Shivaji Rao Gaekwad- a bus conductor from Bangalore to the biggest superstar of the country. It is also said that her writing is likely to be adapted into a screenplay once she finishes the book.