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SINGH, Hicksville sign up for 2021 Serving Homeowners in Nassau County Varinder K Bhalla PropertyTax Former Commissioner, Nassau County ReductionGuru Assessment Review Commission CALL or whatsApp [email protected] 3 Patriotic Fervor Of Bollywood Stars iti Sunshine Bhalla, a young TV host in Williams during 2008 to 2011. In 2012, Shah New York, anchored India Independence Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sanjay Dutt R Day celebrations which were televised appeared on her show and shared their patriotic in India and 23 countries in Europe. She fervor. Here are the excerpts from their interviewed 11 governors and 22 congressmen fascinating interviews on Riti Bhalla Special. and senators of America, former President of Their full interviews can be watched on India, Dr. Abdul Kalam and Astronaut Sunita www.Bollywoodlnsider.us. SHAH RUKH KHAN REMINISCES ABOUT HIS FATHER IN INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE Riti Bhalla: Today we are celebrating the anniversary of India's Independence and I understand that your father played an active role in the freedom struggle; please tell us more SRK: about it. His name was Mir Taj Mohammad. In terms of age, he was one of the younger freedom ighters going to jaiI when he was 18 or 19 and he told me a lot of stories of independence; so I have grown up freedom struggle; these people were rusted pots. The reason was to divide hearing them and somehow feel so wonderful, so positive, having the unity amongst these freedom extremely proud that my father was sacriiced their lives, some of them ighters. If you didn't take it fast part of the freedom struggle. And that their health. I say with great pride that enough, the rust would come and is why I become extremely outspoken they did not take any positions in cover it and then you couldn't eat the when somebody talks about my terms of favours from politicians, after daal after that. I feel privileged to have Indian-ness or my pride in being an Independence. been in such close touch with the Indian. I feel extremely privileged to freedom ighters, and it is great to be have been born in this family and My father's cousin brother,Lal Kile se aayee like an part of Independent India. It is an somehow to be chosen to be his son. awaazelder brother,Mangal Dhillon Shahnawaz General Shahnawaz was honour for me to be part of this a part of the slogan " patriotic programme. I wish everyone I have been brought up amidst , ". Happy Independence Day and freedom ighters. When I met them, all the happiness and the they were in their sixties or seventies. They told me stories that they would goodness you can get this year and for So I have grown up in an atmosphere be in jails and how daal would be the rest of your lives. having heard a lot of talks of the given to them and it used to be in SANJAY DUTT SHARES SENTIMENTS ABOUT FATHER SUNIL DUTT Riti Bhalla: His father was a "PROUD DAUGHTER OF AN ARMY great Son of India, his mother was Mother India ... He is Sanju Baba to everyone in the ilm industry, and OFFICER" ANUSHKA SHARMA Munna Bhai to the rest of the world. I am so thrilled to welcome Sanjay Dutt to our program. Mr. Dutt, Riti Bhalla: welcome.Sanjay Dutt: somebody. For them, it is just their job Anushka, on our Thank you Riti, I that they are doing really well. Hence program, we remember all those am so proud that you anchor such freedom ighters who laid down their may be that is why we are so proud of a great program. You spread lives for India's freedom and all of the Indian army or the defence forces awareness of our great country and those in the armed forces who continue of this country in general. So, I am a youRiti Bhalla: celebrate the Independence Day. to defend our country. Your own father very proud daughter of an army oficer. was a colonel in the army. Could you Patriotism has been instilled into our Mr. Dutt, your tell us a little more about that and what system right from the beginning. And father was a great patriot of India. I am really happy that I could be on When Punjab was under the turmoil message you would like to convey to of militancy, he walked from the sons and daughters of India who your show and can be a part of the celebration of the Independence Day. Bombay to Amritsar to pray for Anushka: protect our country? peace at the Golden Temple. He was such a great patriot and was involved For 23 years of my life, I wish everyone Happy Independence in so many other humanitarian I was living in an army set up and so I Day. It is a day that unites us as Indians causes. So, can you tell us more, if was brought up in a certain way. I allover the world wherever they may you talked about something like this at home. think these men are very selless. It be, not just India. It is a nice day where Sanjay Dutt: takes a certain amount of sellessness we all feel connected. It will be nice if Absolutely, he and a different mindset to be able to we can be proud of our country every was basically a Gandhian who be so courageous. The best part about single day, but we are deinitely proud believed in the ways of our great it is that they actually don't treat it like on this day collectively. Again, wish Father, Bapu Gandhi. He believed in they are sacriicing something for everyone, Happy Independence Day. non-violence, peace and harmony. He tried to help people of the country in whichever way he could. He used to have a troop called Sanjay Dutt will ly to the USA for treatment after being Ajanta Arts, where we used to diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. The 61-year-old entertain the jawans on the borders. actor, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after He felt we should entertain the people that secure us. complaining of breathlessness on August 8, was discharged from the medical facility on Monday. The actor posted a statement on Twitter, announcing that he would be taking a “short break” from professional commitments to focus on medical treatment. On behalf of Bollywood Insider and our readers in the USA, we wish him a 5 speedy recovery, good health and long life. Learning from the past; preparing for the future Shubarna Mukerji Shu t has been 20 years that Abhishek Bachchan Refugee has been a part of I Bollywood. A career that started with , has been questioned every few years. Does Abhishek have it in him to carry on the Bachchan legacy? Not one to shy away from Yuva, Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar,criticism, he responds to it only through his work. He did thatGuru, with Delhi 6, Raavan reinstated his position with Dhoom and more. He has doneManmarziyan a commercial potboiler like his series and also romantic drama like . Over the past years, so much had been written about his professional incapability that even his personal equations were being questioned. But the actor clearly seems to have brushed it all aside and moved on. Gone are theol Bachchan days when Abhishek Bachchan was playing second iddle to Ajay Devgn (BHappy New Year) or dancing in the crowded chaos behind Shah Rukh Khan ( ). The actor is now walking tall and away from the shadows of his illustrious father and super successfulBreathe: Into the wife. Shadows His web series debut is being applaudedBob Biswas even as he is convalescing from Covid- 19 The Big Bull infection. His next, (produced by Shah Rukh Khan) and (produced by Ajay Devgn) have Bollywood Insideralready aroused everyone’s curiosity. In his exclusive interview with , he shares what these past two decades have meant to him. You have to prep for everything you do. This profession demands a lot out of you. Personally, and professionally, it is not easy. Unfortunately, our audience only sees the glamorous side of it, but there is a lot of blood, sweat and tears that go into it. It is very competitive. Abhishek Bachchan7 Twenty years seem to have gone by quickly for your fans. They have applauded you as an actor, producer, I started out; I was high on euphoria length of the web series, the hours performer and now, even in your and everything seemed to be perfect.