Amitabh bats for toilets for women and education for kids

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November 7, 2014

AmitabhMumbai Nov 7: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is known for his use of social media in order to share his views about films and also society in general. Recently the legendary actor was seen joining the national cleaning campaign announced by the Prime Minister of India. He took broom in hand and cleaned the streets.

But Big B was not done yet. Now Amitabh has come out to encourage construction of toilets for women in rural as well as urban areas and also stressed on teaching children about cleanliness. He posted on Twitter, "Build that toilet at home, at the village, at the work place... AND build special ones for the WOMEN. Educate the children towards cleanliness... they shall follow what is taught at this age for life..."

He also advised people to practice what they preach and to start cleaning up themselves rather than waiting for someone else to do the job. He further wrote- "Swach India! Do what you preach yourself... clean the place with your own hands than leave it for another to do... I do!!” He also pointed out the fact that initially there can be criticisms, but the outcome will silence all - "Criticism and cynicism shall accompany all good intent... but outcome shuts them up... I did that on many an occasion: Polio eg,"

He also highlighted the issue of equal sanitation facilities by tweeting, "For god's sake do not segregate toilets between the boss and the worker... let it be general for all... it will be healthier!!" It is worth remembering that at one time Amitabh Bachchan was the face of the anti-polio campaign in India. He was also made a Goodwill Ambassador for Unicef for his contribution to polio eradication.

Big B is currently in Kolkata shooting for director Shoojit Sircar’s film ‘Piku’. The film explores father daughter relationship and also stars Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan. The actor has been sharing photos from the sets through Twitter and Facebook. Some marketing experts had indirectly cautioned the star in not doing so as it may hurt the promotion of the film. But Big B has defended his actions on social media and slammed those who were showing concern. In his personal blog, the megastar wrote, "They wonder and send alarms to not publicise the pictures of the film PIKU .. yet ... for they jeopardise the marketing of the other projects I work on .. which shall be released much ahead of this one ..”

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June 20,2020

New Delhi, Jun 20: Taking cues from her own experience, actor Deepika Padukone on Saturday emphasised that people suffering from depression cannot 'snap out' of the mental health condition.

Continuing with her daily practice of posting mental health messages for people struggling with depression and other issues, Padukone posted the recent message on social media.

"Repeat after me: You cannot 'snap out' of depression," Padukone wrote on Twitter.

Padukone had started with the series of mental health quotes after the sudden demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide by hanging himself at his Bandra residence in Mumbai.

The 'Tamasha' actor started voicing her opinion on the importance of mental health through her foundation 'The Live Love Laugh Foundation' (TLLLF) in June 2015. Through the platform, the actor keeps launching nationwide awareness as well as destigmatisation campaigns.

Meanwhile, scores of comments followed on her latest post on mental health, where netizens too shared their take on mental health.

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July 4,2020

London, Jul 4: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says he is really excited about the biopic on WWE legend Hulk Hogan, which is currently in development.

"The Thor" actor revealed that he will bulk up his physique for the much-anticipated film to be directed by “Joker” helmer Todd Phillips.

“This movie is going to be a really fun project. As you can imagine, the preparation for the role will be insanely physical. I will have to put on more size than I ever have before, even more than I put on for Thor.

''And then there is the accent as well as the physicality and the attitude. I will also have to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I'm really looking forward to doing,” Hemsworth told British magazine Total Film.

The project was announced last year, with “8 Mile” scribe Scott Silver and John Pollono attached to pen the script.

It is expected to look into Hogan's rise from the Florida wrestling circuit to becoming the face of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s where he squared off with villain Andre the Giant.

The 36-year-old actor, however, said that the team is still “quite a way away” from starting production on the film.

“'I haven't even seen a script yet. The project is deep in development. Todd Phillips and I met to chat about it maybe a year or two ago. We talked about the idea for the film, which I think was going to be a TV series at one point.

''There were a few different ideas about what portion of his life it was going to be set in, so we spitballed about what it could be and what I thought it might be. Thankfully, they ran with a few of those ideas and the script is in the process of being written - but Hulk Hogan is still quite a way away.''

The biopic will be produced by Michael Sugar through his Sugar23's first-look Netflix deal along with Joint Efforts' Phillips and Bradley Cooper, Eric Bischoff, and Hemsworth.

Hogan will also serve as executive producer along with Sugar23's Ashley Zalta. Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman will serve as co-producers.

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June 7,2020

Washington D.C., Jun 7: South Korean pop band BTS and their record label Big Hit Entertainment have donated USD one million to support Black Lives Matter.

According to Variety, the donation was transferred earlier this week, with Black Lives Matter confirming receipt to the label on Friday.

"Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression. We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for Black lives," the outlet quoted Kailee Scales, managing director for Black Lives Matter as saying.

The widely lauded band, earlier on Wednesday, took to Twitter to show their solidarity with the people fighting against the social injustice.

"We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together," the tweet read.

The pledge of the donation from the Korean boy band and its label comes during a time when people and celebrities from the industry have come forward to demonstrate their support for the black community.

Several big names from the music and acting industry also observed 'Blackout Tuesday' earlier the week as a message of solidarity in response o the death of George Floyd, an African-American man in the United States.

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