A lot of Indian celebrities have previously stepped in to help spread awareness on Farhan Akhtar's initiative MARD... Sachin Tendulkar, Mahesh Babu, Shaan and Yuvraj Singh who have lent their voice for the MARD anthem in different languages.

Even Hollywood beauty Emma Watson had promoted the initiative. This time around, American singer and song writer Michael Bolton, reached out to Farhan on twitter and appreciated his efforts on MARD. Our sources revealed that Michael Bolton and Farhan Akhtar had a brief exchange on social media where Michael mentioned that he would love to know more about MARD. While Farhan Akhtar confirmed the news, spokesperson of Farhan added, "Yes, they had a brief exchange on a social media platform and Michael has expressed his wish to learn more about this initiative."

Incidentally, Farhan was recently elected as UN Women`s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. He is the first man to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization`s history.