Jackky Bhagnani, who will be next seen playing a young Prime Minister in ‘Youngistaan’, recently participated in a marathon aimed at supporting empowerment of women and handicapped children.

The marathon event, which was organized by Jan Seva foundation in association with the Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, was conducted on Sunday morning from Bandstand to the college.

Jackky, who also ran in the marathon along with the participants, was accompanied by his ‘Youngistaan’ co-star Neha Sharma.

A source close to the actor said, "Jackky is quite enthusiastic about causes aimed at women and children and so when he was told about the marathon, he readily agreed to be a part of the event."

Directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal, ‘Youngistaan’ also stars late Farooq Sheikh and Boman Irani.