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Gere, Richie write AIDS song for Indian show
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Nov 30 (IANS) Actor Richard Gere and singer Lionel Richie have co-written a song to raise awareness about AIDS in India.

According to hollywood.com, Gere has promised to help spread the message about HIV to India's youth through India's version of "Pop Idol" and "American Idol". 

He says: "We did some stuff with 'Indian Idol'. I asked Lionel Richie if he had a song like 'We are the world' (Band Aid charity hit), and he did. 

"We changed some lyrics and created a song around HIV and responsibility, they (contestants) performed it on the show."