Mr. perfectionist, the Bollywood star Aamir Khan who has recently given a super hit release `3 Idiots` took a vital look at education system in India and says that he gets motivated by the real stories of real heroes who go beyond their boundaries to get some good change in life and society.

On Wednesday, while presenting an award at the Real Heroes Awards of CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries Limited, Aamir said, “When I see real heroes and listen to their stories, it really inspires me. I think we have, in different degrees, strengths and abilities”. He also added,” When we use our abilities and strengths to better our lives, that’s normal but when you use your strength and abilities to help others, you become a real hero”.

The world-class cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar was received a standing ovation prior to he gave away the award to Merzaban Patel in the Sports category.

Tendulkar said,” Real heroes are not ordinary people, they are extraordinary people. They haven’t got anything, but they still have the courage to go through all the obstacles, find the solutions and they are selfless. They don’t have any expectations. All they want is to see smiles on the faces of people around. We should get inspired from them”.

Irfana Ismail Mujawar, a teacher by profession was honored in the Education and Children Category. Irfana and her colleague Gazala made use of the money that was set aside for her wedding and began a school which offers free education to those who are not able to afford it.

The function was witnessed by many celebrities such as Sunil Shetty and Rahul Bose, producer-director Yash Chopra, businessman Mukesh Ambani and the entire Mumbai Indians IPL team.

24 real-life idols from six different regions of the country were selected and their works were classified into categories like Women`s Welfare, Social Welfare, Health and Disability, Youth Education and Children and Sports.