Aishwarya turns 40, donates money to cancer patients

November 1, 2013

AishwaryaMumbai, Nov 1: Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned 40 today and celebrated the occasion by donating cash for cancer patients.

"Heartfelt thank you to everyone for the wishes. It's a good coincidence that my birthday comes with Diwali... It's a celebration time. I am thankful to God for this life... Thankful to my parents for this gift of life. It means a lot to me. I embrace everything that life gives me," Aishwarya said.

"Every year I help cancer patients and this year also I have donated some amount.

Every year I do something like this... It is something my parents have taught me - to do something meaningful as it makes a difference to those people. I believe in doing service for the society," said the actress, dressed in a red salwar suit on her big day.

Aishwarya, who married fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, said her daughter Aaradhya is the best gift to her.

"Aaradhya means the world to me. She is the best gift of my life. Two years ago when I was expecting baby that time was extremely special," she said.

Her daughter even sang a birthday song for her.

"Since last evening she (Aaradhya) is wishing me happy birthday mama. Even at midnight she sang birthday song but with her name. It was sweet of her," she said.

This year it will be a quiet birthday for her with family and close friends.

Born to a family with no showbiz connections, Aishwarya's tryst with destiny began 22 years ago, when she appeared in style bible American Vogue. At the age of 17, she started out as a model, and later became Miss World.

"I never thought I will be here. Everyone in my family is an academician... So I also followed that part. But destiny had something else in store for me. I am happy God chose this route for me," she said.

Aishwarya made her first film appearance in 1997's Telugu flick 'Iruvar', directed by Mani Ratnam, opposite Southern superstar Mohanlal.

Her first Bollywood movie was 'Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya', which released the same year but tanked at the box office.

Her successful hits include 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', 'Devdas', 'Dhoom 2', 'Guru', 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'Sarkar Raj', 'Raavanan' and 'Enthiran' among others.

She has also done international movies like 'Bride And Prejudice', 'Provoked', 'The Mistress Of Spices' and 'Pink Panther 2'.

"I have had a fruitful journey. I am happy to be a part of the family (Bachchan family) who are into this industry for years," she said.

While her comeback to silver screen is awaited, she says it will take time as the filmmakers who she is going to work with are busy with release of their respective films.

Aishwarya, awarded Padma Shri by the Indian government, has also been named Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS.

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May 20,2020

Mumbai, May 20: Doing his bit to help people in need during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and the lockdown 4.0 phase, Bollywood actor Salman Khan has initiated ''Being Haangryy''- food truck facility to distribute, provide ration to needy.

To feed the affected people in Mumbai, the food truck with the words ''Being Haangryy'' written on it, was seen in Mumbai roads on Wednesday, where volunteers are providing huge bags of ration. A long queue of people was standing near the truck to get the essentials.

Many videos of the truck moving around the city providing ration kits to the people in need, surfaced on the internet from earlier this month.

However, the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor has not announced this initiative himself on his personal social media accounts.

The Sultan actor is staying at his Panvel farmhouse with his nephew Nirvaan Khan and other family members ever since the lockdown was announced.

Earlier, the 54-year-old actor urged people to take up the ''Anna Daan'' challenge and donate to the underprivileged ones who are worst affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.

After urging people to take up the ''Anna Daan'' challenge, the actor posted a video on Twitter, that features him and Iulia Vantur, Jacqueline Fernandez among others loading the bags filled with ration on to a truck.

Khan actively posts videos on his social media handles to raise awareness about the importance of social distancing during COVID-19.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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May 28,2020

New Delhi, May 28: On the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, former Miss World Manushi Chhillar on Thursday underlined the need to spread awareness on feminine hygiene.

The 23-year-old star has been roped in by UNICEF to spread awareness on the need to educate girls on personal hygiene.

Chhillar put out a post on Instagram expressing the need to educate girls with all information on maintaining hygiene, constructing adequate sanitation facilities and providing quick access to feminine hygiene products.

Manushi, who is participating in the UNICEF global initiative called the Red Dot Challenge, stated, "Every young girl has the right to accurate information about her body. Without the right information, girls often don't know how to safely manage their period. It's time to break the silence. I am calling all girls, boys, women and men to take the #RedDotChallenge with me. Because of Menstruation Matters. @unicefindia."

Along with the post, Chhillar shared her pictures with red dots on her hand representing the 'Red Dot Challenge.'

The former Miss World runs her own initiative on menstrual hygiene called 'Project Shakti' that works across several states of India.

The beauty queen turned actor will debut in Bollywood with the highly anticipated historical-drama 'Prithviraj' opposite Akshay Kumar. She will be playing the royal princess Sanyogita, whose tales of beauty mesmerised an entire nation.

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June 6,2020

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie feels discrimination and impunity cannot be justified in any way, and says she hopes people in the US can come together to "address the deep structural wrongs in our society".

The Oscar-winning star, who turned 45 on Thursday, also donated $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, reports people.com.

"Rights don't belong to any one group to give to another. Discrimination and impunity cannot be tolerated, explained away or justified. I hope we can come together as Americans to address the deep structural wrongs in our society," Jolie said.

"I stand with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in their fight for racial equality, social justice, and their call for urgent legislative reform," she added.

Meanwhile, the actress celebrated her birthday amid lockdown with her six children -- Maddox, 18, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

The actress and activist has been active since the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world and has donated to different organisations.

Jolie previously donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry, the organisation working to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I knew that there were problems in America, that there was poverty, but I could not believe when I realised how many school children in America were dependent on a meal to not go hungry. I was so disgusted that we have gotten to this point as a country and that we would let the most vulnerable be in such a state. I can't imagine what it feels like for those parents," she said while opening up about her reason to get associated with the organisation.

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