This was AWWA’s another good gesture. This time, the film world also came forward and gave a helping hand. The occasion was screening of the film ‘The Hero’ and money collected from the screening was earmarked for welfare of war widows, physically challenged soldiers and ex-servicemen. AWWA, Maharashtra and Gujarat Area under the guidance of Mrs Neelu Tez Kaul organised this event at YB Chavan Centre, Mumbai.

Mrs Shiv Jyot Sihota, President, AWWA Southern Command was the chief guest on the occasion. She congratulated the organisers for the well-attended film show and gave details of various activities undertaken by AWWA Southern Command. Mrs Sihota also felicitated film stars Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Malvika Arora, Amrish Puri, Anil Sharma and Dheeraj Shah on this occasion.

Maj Gen TK Kaul, GOC, M & G Area, other senior Army officers and government officials attended this show with their families. Dhirajlal Shah and Pravin Shah of the Times Group and Ketan Parikh of Gems & Jewellers National Relief Foundation sponsored the film show.

The Army Wives Welfare Association was established to ameliorate the hardship of the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army and their families. The organisation has been working tirelessly towards the rehabilitation of those who lost their breadwinners during military operations. AWWA is registered as a non-governmental organisation and it has been serving with the motto : Asha-Vishwas-Astha.