When Aamir Khan met Meryl Streep in New York

Aamir Khan was in New York on Wednesday to attend the sixth annual Women in the World Summit, where he met Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep.

While he spoke on rape and masculinity in the session, Tackling India's Taboos the audience listened to him with rapt attention. Seated in the audience was Meryl Streep.

Photographer Avinash Gowariker, who accompanied Aamir to New York, shared a group picture with a smiling Aamir and the Oscar-winning actress. It must be one hell of a moment for Aamir.

Aamir Khan was invited at the summit to speak at the session titled "Tackling India's Taboos".

At the session Aamir spoke about the issue of rapes in India.

He was in conversation with Iraqi-American humanitarian Zainab Salbi, who founded Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organisation dedicated to serving women survivors of war.

The 'PK' star said a rape survivor is often ill-treated by police and medical staff and does not get swift justice. "The balance of power in India needs to change. Unless conviction becomes swift and certain, things are not going to change in India. And very very importantly, as a society we have to shun the rapist and hold the survivor close," Aamir Khan said to a huge round of applause from the audience.

When asked about the ban on the documentary "India's Daughter" in the country, Aamir Khan said it was "unfortunate" that the film was not shown in the country.

While Aamir Khan said he has not seen the film yet, he added that the documentary should be shown in India and "there should be freedom of speech everywhere."