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Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity tidbits
Vikas Sachdeva was arrested, to people who are talking
while Vista Airlines apologised about violence? You just
for their incompetency. can’t talk to them. So the
However, his wife remains best thing is to be dignified
adamant that he is innocent and remain quiet and
and that keeping his leg on hopefully everybody will
the armrest was a mistake stop, you know, allowing
he made because he wanted them to talk on every
to doze off after a long day. platform. So that we don’t
Whatever the truth may be, we see people threatening
hope justice is served! people all the time, it is not
nice. It scares you”
ANOTHER JHAKAAS ROLE FOR ANIL KAPOOR
VIRAT KOHLI AND ANUSKHA SHARMA’S Anil Kapoor has PRIYANKA CHOPRA GETS AWARDED FOR
BAND BAAJA BAARAAT rejoined the cast of HER SOCIAL VENTURES
Race 3, but he won’t be
After months of speculation, Indian cricket team reprising his role of the Priyanka Chopra
captain and Bollywood’s bubbly actress fi nally tied comical cop, Robert adds another feat
the knot in Tuscany, Italy. Away from media glare RD D’Costa. Instead, in her growing list
and in the presence of family members and close he will be portraying of achievements.
friends, the fairytale union had everyone screaming, Salman Khan’s dad The actress received
wedding goals! and is rumoured to the prestigious
The couple announced the big news on Twitter be an integral part of Mother Teresa
saying, “Today we have promised each other to be the story. With just Memorial Award
bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share nine years of age diff erence between the two actors, for Social Justice
the news with you. This beautiful day will be made the baffl ing casting choice has managed to increase the for her contribution towards social causes. As one of
more special with the love and support of our family buzz of the already-buzzing movie. UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassadorsw, Priyanka is known
of fans and well-wishers. Thank you for being such for being actively involved in philanthropic activities
an important part of our journey.” SHAHID KAPOOR ON THE PADMAVATI and urging people everywhere to do the same.
CONTROVERSY The actor’s mom, Madhu Chopra, accepted
THE MOLESTATION ROW the honour on her behalf saying, “As a mother,
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming period piece, I am immensely proud to have a child who is so
When Zaira Wasim reported her alleged molestation Padmavati has been facing endless accusations, compassionate and has so much kindness in her. She
by a middle-aged man on her fl ight to Mumbai, the fierce protests and death threats. The cast and crew exemplifi es the fact that the more you give the more
news spread like wildfi re and the police were quick have maintained their silence over the controversy you get. Even as a child, she was infl uenced by Mother
to take action. By the next day, the alleged molester, and Shahid Kapoor explains why; “How do you talk Teresa and has been supporting Prem Niwas in Bareilly.”

Discover Premier Indian Institutions at the

11th Edition of ‘The Great India Education Fair’,

Taking Place in Bangkok in February 2018

On February 3rd and 4th, the Queen Sirikit National “Our exhibition is the perfect platform for
Convention Center will host the 11th edition of parents and students in Thailand to connect with the
The Great India Education Fair. The fair is a authorities of the Indian educational institutions on a
prominent fi xture on Thailand’s education calendar, face-to-basis, “says Mr. Sanjeev Bolia, Founder and
and this year, the two-day event sees a signifi cant rise Managing Director of Afairs Exhibition & Media Pvt.
in the number of exhibitors, with nearly 70 confi rmed Ltd, the event’s organisers. It is his belief that this
premier institutions, comprising of high-ranking exhibition is a platform of opportunity and a positive
boarding schools, universities, colleges and English way of generating awareness about the merits of
learning centres from India. Indian education.
Every year, TGIEF attracts thousands of Thai “The number of Thai students coming to India
parents, as well as Thai-Indians and non-resident on student visas to study at international boarding
Indians in Thailand. These people view Indian schools, Indian colleges and universities is on the
education as a signifi cant stepping stone, one that rise,” Sanjeev continues. “It is obvious that parents
will help their children obtain high-paying jobs in the in Thailand are keen to give their children the best
developed world. education they can. They send their children to India
because they understand that apart from English
language profi ciency, the cost- benefi t advantage an
Indian education off ers is greater than what a similar
education in the United Kingdom, the United States, or
even at home in Thailand, can give them.”
This year’s fair will exhibit some of the high-
ranking and well-known residential schools in
India, offering the Indian ‘ICSE’ and ‘CBSE’ board Post Graduate programmes, including medical,
curriculums, as well as international curriculums paramedical, dentistry, management, IT engineering,
like the ‘IB - International Baccalaureate’ and the animation and more.
‘IGCSE.’ These institutions promise to provide “A large number of people all over the world
excellent infrastructural facilities, teaching staff and believe that if education is power, then Indian
outdoor activities. education empowers,” Sanjeev says in conclusion.
The institutions in attendance at this year’s TGIEF “Indian education has become not just acceptable and
will be off ering a diverse range of Under Graduate/ respectable, but also valuable!”

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