Anil Kapoor launches documentary on human trafficking

Actor Anil Kapoor, who has partnered with CNN Freedom Project to expose the horrors of modern-day slavery and to push for change, Monday launched a documentary based on human trafficking.

The half-hour documentary titled Trapped by Tradition, which was screened in Mumbai on Monday, reveals the tradition of trafficking in Bharatpur in Rajasthan.

"The menace of human trafficking persists beyond imagination. Human trafficking is the largest illegal activity after illegal drugs and arms. I am trying to address the issue by being part of it," the actor told reporters in Mumbai.

"Children are affected more. There is no secret that even today children are trafficked to beg, work in restaurants and as servants. Besides, girls are trafficked into sex trade...prostitution," he said.

Recently, Kapoor began serving as an ambassador for CNN's freedom Project, joining a host of celebrities like Ricky Martin, Demi Moore, Peter Gabriel and others.

"Human Trafficking is a flourishing trade which is a bad thing. The need of the hour is to educate people and create awareness," he said.