Big B pledges for India to be free from rape

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says this Independence Day, citizens of the country should pledge India be freed from rape.

The 73-year-old "Te3n" star shared his views on Twitter and posted a still from his upcoming thriller "Pink", which is about three women, who possibly get sexually assaulted.

Bachchan wrote:

T 2347 - Independence Day 15th August pledge .. may India be Independent from rape .. bharat aazad ho rape se .. pic.twitter.com/mZ8BemcqKc

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 13, 2016

The actor also re-tweeted his own post about women and asked his followers to always remember it by captioning the message- 'say it again...'"

T 2347 -"A woman's body is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship, and its about time the dictator took charge"~ RV pic.twitter.com/QzNAiTO1b4

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 13, 2016