Aamir Khan Productions launches open mic platform to showcase grassroots artists
Aamir Khan Productions has launched 'Once Upon A Mic,' an open mic platform designed to showcase grassroots talent in poetry, rap, and storytelling. The initiative aims to provide a creative outlet for diverse voices in collaboration with the storytelling platform Kommune.
Why it matters
This initiative provides a corporate-backed platform for marginalized or grassroots artists to gain visibility in the Indian entertainment industry.
Aamir Khan Productions has launched ‘Once Upon A Mic’, an open mic platform to showcase grassroots artists and provide a space for poetry, rap, spoken word and storytelling.
The initiative has been launched under the production house's channel Aamir Khan Talkies in collaboration with Kommune, a platform for spoken word and storytelling.
The first performance features Saniya MQ, a rapper from Mumbai's Govandi, who brings her personal experiences and stories to the platform.
Announcing the launch on social media, Aamir Khan Productions said the initiative aims to give ordinary people a space to share their stories and showcase their creative expression.
"Presenting ‘Once Upon A Mic’, an all new open mic experience for poetry, rap, spoken word, storytelling and everything in between," the production house said.
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