<p>The trailer of Vicky Kaushal starrer <em>The Great Indian Family </em>was unveiled on Tuesday (Sep 12). Produced by Yash Raj Films, the family drama is written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya who directed <em>Dhoom 3. </em>The film also features Manushi Chillar and Manoj Pahwa in key roles.<br />
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The trailer shows the story taking place in a small town called Balarampur, where Vicky Kaushal's Bhajan Kumar is a star. A singer hailing from a religious Hindu family, he makes a living by singing holy songs at events. The trailer also gives a glimpse of his family, who are part of the Brahmin community that has lived in Balarampur for generations.&nbsp;<br />
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As Manushi Chillar's character arrives in his town, Vicky tries to impress her. Bhajan Kumar's life is then interrupted when he finds out that he may actually be a Muslim. Problems arise as his Hindu family turns against him owing to his religion. Although nothing more is revealed in the trailer, the tagline reads that the film is 'the biggest confusion of the year.'</p>

<p><strong>Watch the trailer of The Great Indian Family here:&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<p><em>The Great Indian Family</em> also stars Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Yashpal Sharma, Alka Amin, Shrishti Dixit, Bhuvan Arora and Bharti Perwani in key roles. The first song from the film, <em>Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja </em>was released a few weeks ago, where Vicky Kaushal was seen dancing up a storm on stage with the audience cheering him on.<br />
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The film is Vicky's second release of the year. His previous release <em>Zara Hatke Zara Bachke</em> opposite Sara Ali Khan faired well at the box office. <em>The Great Indian Family</em> will release in theatres on 22 September.&nbsp;</p>

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The trailer of Vicky Kaushal starrer The Great Indian Family was unveiled on Tuesday (Sep 12). Produced by Yash Raj Films, the family drama is written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya who directed Dhoom 3.

The trailer of Vicky Kaushal starrer The Great Indian Family was unveiled on Tuesday (Sep 12). Produced by Yash Raj Films, the family drama is written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya who directed Dhoom 3. The film also features Manushi Chillar and Manoj Pahwa in key roles. The trailer shows the story taking place in a small town called Balarampur, where Vicky Kaushal's Bhajan Kumar is a star. A singer hailing from a religious Hindu family, he makes a living by singing holy songs at events. The trailer also gives a glimpse of his family, who are part of the Brahmin community that has lived in Balarampur for generations. As Manushi Chillar's character arrives in his town, Vicky tries to impress her. Bhajan Kumar's life is then interrupted when he finds out that he may actually be a Muslim. Problems arise as his Hindu family turns against him owing to his religion. Although nothing more is revealed in the trailer, the tagline reads that the film is 'the biggest confusion of the year.' Watch the trailer of The Great Indian Family here: The Great Indian Family also stars Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Yashpal Sharma, Alka Amin, Shrishti Dixit, Bhuvan Arora and Bharti Perwani in key roles. The first song from the film, Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja was released a few weeks ago, where Vicky Kaushal was seen dancing up a storm on stage with the audience cheering him on. The film is Vicky's second release of the year. His previous release Zara Hatke Zara Bachke opposite Sara Ali Khan faired well at the box office. The Great Indian Family will release in theatres on 22 September.

The Great Indian Family trailer: Vicky Kaushal vs his family 

In 2017, a young Indian girl charmed the world not just with her beauty and brain but with brilliance as well. Her answer on motherhood made her win the miss world 2017 title. She brought the coveted beauty pageant crown back to India after 17 years. Manushi Chhillar was the kind of youth icon the world needed, wanted, and got at the right moment. Now she is back in the limelight again for her performance in 'Samrat Prithviraj'. Watch her exclusive internview on WION.

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<p>Former Miss World, Manushi Chillar, who founded non-profit organization Project Shakti with the aim of improving the menstrual hygiene in India, has announced the expansion of her awareness program on the occasion of World AIDS Day.<br />
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The pageant queen who holds a strong voice against societal issues constantly works with women in over 20 villages of India to spread the message of sanitation. Her organization currently provides free sanitary pads among women.<br />
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It also works towards empowering the women in over 20 villages of India by making them earn a living and become self-reliant.The world is observing World AIDS Day today, she is focusing to spread AIDS awareness through community outreach.The beauty who will soon be debuting in 'Prithviraj'&nbsp;opposite Akshay Kumar talked about her project which focuses on educating women on AIDS awareness.<br />
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"AIDS awareness among women will be one of the key initiatives of Project Shakti because I do feel women of our country are at risk due to lack of awareness programs," she said.</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5hO0aklTb5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">On #WorldAidsDay, Project Shakti expands its scope of work and is starting an AIDS awareness programme among rural women in India for community outreach. I’m super proud of this moment as this initiative is extremely close to my heart. Let’s spread awareness and let’s fight this together!</a></p>

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<p>"We work with hundreds of women across India and we are looking to educate them about AIDS awareness so that they can spread this important message in their respective communities. It is absolutely essential for our country to fight AIDS and I'm looking forward to doing my bit for the cause," added the 22-year-old star.</p>

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<p>She further elaborated about the details of her project and said, "I started it 3 years ago aimed at bringing about social change. We are operating in India across 12 states and expanding in the African continent&nbsp;where we have these machines which produce sanitary pads from natural fiber ".<br />
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"We employ women from our society and empower them by providing employment. I feel like you can help people and you can provide for them but giving them skills and giving them the means to actually fend for themselves is what Project Shakti is all about," concluded the star.</p>


Former Miss World, Manushi Chillar, who founded non-profit organization Project Shakti with the aim of improving the menstrual hygiene in India, has announced the expansion of her awareness program on the occasion of World AIDS Day.

Former Miss World, Manushi Chillar, who founded non-profit organization Project Shakti with the aim of improving the menstrual hygiene in India, has announced the expansion of her awareness program on the occasion of World AIDS Day. The pageant queen who holds a strong voice against societal issues constantly works with women in over 20 villages of India to spread the message of sanitation. Her organization currently provides free sanitary pads among women. It also works towards empowering the women in over 20 villages of India by making them earn a living and become self-reliant.The world is observing World AIDS Day today, she is focusing to spread AIDS awareness through community outreach.The beauty who will soon be debuting in 'Prithviraj' opposite Akshay Kumar talked about her project which focuses on educating women on AIDS awareness. "AIDS awareness among women will be one of the key initiatives of Project Shakti because I do feel women of our country are at risk due to lack of awareness programs," she said. View this post on Instagram On #WorldAidsDay, Project Shakti expands its scope of work and is starting an AIDS awareness programme among rural women in India for community outreach. I’m super proud of this moment as this initiative is extremely close to my heart. Let’s spread awareness and let’s fight this together! A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 30, 2019 at 10:10pm PST × "We work with hundreds of women across India and we are looking to educate them about AIDS awareness so that they can spread this important message in their respective communities. It is absolutely essential for our country to fight AIDS and I'm looking forward to doing my bit for the cause," added the 22-year-old star. View this post on Instagram On #WorldAidsDay, Project Shakti expands its scope of work and is starting an AIDS awareness programme among rural women in India for community outreach. I’m super proud of this moment as this initiative is extremely close to my heart. Let’s spread awareness and let’s fight this together! A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 30, 2019 at 10:08pm PST × She further elaborated about the details of her project and said, "I started it 3 years ago aimed at bringing about social change. We are operating in India across 12 states and expanding in the African continent where we have these machines which produce sanitary pads from natural fiber ". "We employ women from our society and empower them by providing employment. I feel like you can help people and you can provide for them but giving them skills and giving them the means to actually fend for themselves is what Project Shakti is all about," concluded the star.

Manushi Chillar aims to spread AIDS awareness among women in India

<p>The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 was a hit even on its second day. The summit opened up with exemplary personalities speaking on the cause of women empowerment, women entrepreneurship and equal representation of women in different fields. Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President of the United States; Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, CBE, QC; Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank, Limited,; Karen Quintos, Chief Customer Officer, Dell EMC; Tennis&nbsp;champion Sania Mirza, Cricketer Mithali Raj, Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna, Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, Bollywood Producer/Director Ronnie Screwvala and Rajya Sabha MP&nbsp;Dr Suchash Chandra were some of the many delegates present as speakers at various GES events.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Miss World 2017 Manushi Chillar was humbled when given an opportunity to speak at the event. &quot;It is the first time I am speaking at such a huge level in front of dignitaries and entrepreneurs,&quot; she shared.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I believe that women need to be part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem to enable prosperity of the society: Miss World 2017 <a href="https://twitter.com/ManushiChhillar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManushiChhillar</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GES2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GES2017</a> <a href="https://t.co/BcOG0OJ1va">pic.twitter.com/BcOG0OJ1va</a></p>
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<p>&quot;It is extremely important to keep women involved in the business because the prosperity of women is the prosperity of the society.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It is my duty to give back (to the society): Miss World <a href="https://twitter.com/ManushiChhillar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManushiChhillar</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnieScrewvala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonnieScrewvala</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GES2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GES2017</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/womenentrepreneurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#womenentrepreneurs</a> <a href="https://t.co/2lLytJFLKx">pic.twitter.com/2lLytJFLKx</a></p>
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<p>She shared that as a doctor and Miss World she shares the same responsibilities - to serve others and do good. &quot;I would have done the same had I not won the title,&quot; she shared. Manushi thanked Miss World for giving her an opportunity to help people and communities, &quot;It has given me a chance to give back to the society,&quot; she noted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Miss World <a href="https://twitter.com/ManushiChhillar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManushiChhillar</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GES2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GES2017</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/womentrepreneurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#womentrepreneurs</a>: You don&#39;t need to be Miss World to make a difference. <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnieScrewvala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonnieScrewvala</a> <a href="https://t.co/TLmhkGZv0Q">pic.twitter.com/TLmhkGZv0Q</a></p>
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<p>Manushi Chillar has been working actively on menstrual hygiene in India and strongly votes for women&#39;s rights and empowerment.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Both men and women have be treated equally, and men have to realize that: Miss World <a href="https://twitter.com/ManushiChhillar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManushiChhillar</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/womentrepreneurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#womentrepreneurs</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GES2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GES2017</a>. <a href="https://t.co/DhSAIGb4ot">pic.twitter.com/DhSAIGb4ot</a></p>
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<p>Bollywood Producer/Director Ronnie Screwvala moderated the session with Manushi Chillar.&nbsp;</p>


The summit opened up with exemplary personalities speaking on the cause of women empowerment.

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 was a hit even on its second day. The summit opened up with exemplary personalities speaking on the cause of women empowerment, women entrepreneurship and equal representation of women in different fields. Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President of the United States; Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, CBE, QC; Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank, Limited,; Karen Quintos, Chief Customer Officer, Dell EMC; Tennis champion Sania Mirza, Cricketer Mithali Raj, Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna, Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, Bollywood Producer/Director Ronnie Screwvala and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Suchash Chandra were some of the many delegates present as speakers at various GES events. Miss World 2017 Manushi Chillar was humbled when given an opportunity to speak at the event. "It is the first time I am speaking at such a huge level in front of dignitaries and entrepreneurs," she shared. I believe that women need to be part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem to enable prosperity of the society: Miss World 2017 @ManushiChhillar at #GES2017 pic.twitter.com/BcOG0OJ1va — NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) November 29, 2017 × "It is extremely important to keep women involved in the business because the prosperity of women is the prosperity of the society." It is my duty to give back (to the society): Miss World @ManushiChhillar tells @RonnieScrewvala at #GES2017. #womenentrepreneurs pic.twitter.com/2lLytJFLKx — GES2017 (@GES2017) November 29, 2017 × She shared that as a doctor and Miss World she shares the same responsibilities - to serve others and do good. "I would have done the same had I not won the title," she shared. Manushi thanked Miss World for giving her an opportunity to help people and communities, "It has given me a chance to give back to the society," she noted. Miss World @ManushiChhillar at #GES2017 to #womentrepreneurs: You don't need to be Miss World to make a difference. @RonnieScrewvala pic.twitter.com/TLmhkGZv0Q — GES2017 (@GES2017) November 29, 2017 × Manushi Chillar has been working actively on menstrual hygiene in India and strongly votes for women's rights and empowerment. Both men and women have be treated equally, and men have to realize that: Miss World @ManushiChhillar tells #womentrepreneurs at #GES2017. pic.twitter.com/DhSAIGb4ot — GES2017 (@GES2017) November 29, 2017 × Bollywood Producer/Director Ronnie Screwvala moderated the session with Manushi Chillar.

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