Preity Zinta turns activist,takes up bevy of issues

Preity will also travel to various countries to speak on the same issue besides being active in promoting the cause in India.

Preity will also host former British First Lady Cheris Blair when she comes visiting in December. Cherie’s trip will focus on philanthropy,and Preity and she will work to find solutions on how to uplift the conditions of the underprivileged and needy in India.

Abhishek finds his patriotic fervour

Abhishek Bachchan is playing a historical character for the first time in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and is quite excited about playing the lead role of Surjya Sen,a revolutionary who played an important role during anti-British freedom movement in Chittagong.

To get into his character’s groove,the crew used to start early every morning with the flag-hoisting and singing the national anthem that helped them to get a feel of their characters and play their parts more convincingly. Abhishek reveals that the flag-hoisting ceremony brought tears to his eyes and he respects the sacrifices made by freedom fighters for an independent India even more now. Lamenting the fact that very few Indians know about Surjya Sen,Abhishek hopes that his film will inform the masses about the teacher-turned-revolutionary. Abhishek wants people to remember Surjya Sen in the same breath as Bhagat Singh.

Rani gets a reason to rejoice

Rani Mukerji finally has a reason to rejoice. The actress will soon be seen in Rajkumar Gupta’s forthcoming venture called No One Killed Jessica early next year. Rani has also signed Reema Kagti’s next wherein she will be paired opposite her Ghulam and Mangal Pandey co-star Aamir Khan. The film will also star Kareena Kapoor.

Rani will also be joined by Shah Rukh Khan to go to Bangladesh to campaign for the inclusion of Sunderbans,the world’s largest mangrove,in the Seven Wonders of the World list. According to reports,the two will be a part of a six-hour long show to be organised in Bangladesh on December 10. At another event,Rani gave away the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice award to the Dalai Lama in honour of his work to promote human rights in Tibet and elsewhere.

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