Kajol as a ambassador of Loomba trust

Bollywood actress Kajol has been appointed goodwill ambassador of the Britain-based Loomba Trust that works for the welfare and education of children of poor widows in India.

"I am honoured and I hope I would be worthy of this appointment," said Kajol while accepting a plaque from Cherie Blair here Thursday.Cherie, wife of the former British prime minister Tony Blair, is president of the Loomba Trust. Kajol attended the annual Diwali dinner organised by the trust. The occasion also marked the UN International Day of Non-Violence, commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The event raised 150,000 pounds for charity to provide scholarships for the children of poor widows in India.Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, India’s High Commissioner to Britain, congratulated the trust for "a worthy job" and promised his support for its noble efforts. Cherie said that the trust helped to educate at least a hundred children of poor widows in every state of India that totals 3,600. She also extended the trust’s projects to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda.

Raj Loomba, founder trustee and chairman of the trust, said that women often lose their husbands due to violence and it was apt on the day to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary who was an apostle of non-violence."We should light a candle tonight to celebrate the festival of lights and give those unfortunate women a ray of hope," he said.
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Tanushree Dutta bats for breast cancer awareness

With October round the corner, loads of people will be observing the Breast Cancer Awareness month, including Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta. Tanushree, last seen in "Saas, Bahu Aur Sensex", started showing solidarity for this cause ever since one of her friends was hit with the disease.

"I have seen a close friend who has survived this dreadful disease and since then I have been an avid supporter of this cause. I just don’t pick up one day in the whole month to promote awareness, but go all out and spread the word throughout the month," said Tanushree.

During the month, the actress will sport a pink ribbon, which is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness."I wish every woman gets access to the right diagnosis and treatment and doesn’t have to suffer," she said.
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Vidya's unforgettable stint with her idol

For her role in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Ishqiya, Vidya Balan is leaving no stone unturned. She is getting into the skin of her character by learning a special language and dialect for the film. And now here comes the clincher. A source on the sets reveals that Vidya’s been on cloud nine recently thanks to Ishqiya again. Reason? The actress just finished a ten day work shop with her idol Naseeruddin Shah, who also stars in the film along with Arshad Warsi.

A source close to the actress revealed, "The character that Vidya is playing in Ishqiya is a very complex character which is very difficult to enact. Vidya thought that the way to emote the character on screen was best learnt from Naseeruddin Shah because the veteran actor was a master at it. She was ecstatic to be discussing cinema with the master himself.

Even though one hears they ended up discussing the film and cinema at length instead of doing a serious workshop, Vidya still treasures the experience and is looking forward to working with Naseer in the film."

Vidya also learnt to speak the UP dialect during those ten days. "Vidya was just not familiar with UP kind of Hindi. She mastered it by getting a teacher to teach her the exact dialect."
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