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India’s Singing Sensation is in Vancouver From ‘rock star’ to actor: Dera Sacha Sauda chief changes roles By Varinder Bhatia After rock music, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda, is all set to make his debut in films. The 47-year-old dera chief is currently busy shooting for a Hindi movie that has him in the lead. Read on Page 02

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From â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rock starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to actor: Dera Sacha Sauda chief changes roles

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source revealed. Through the movie, the dera plans to reach the international audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The movie will be dubbed in several Indian languages and will be released in theatres across the country. For the international audience, it will be dubbed in English as well,â&#x20AC;? the dera source added. The dera chief had recently thrown hints. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The movie is aimed at generating awareness about the various humanitarian drivesâ&#x20AC;Ś. While the

storyline draws completely from the truth, all the ingredients of action, suspense and drama are being added to make it interesting,â&#x20AC;? Singh had said. Director Arora, who has worked with several Bollywood stars, is confident the movie will click. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a very rich project. I can only see a superhit in the making,â&#x20AC;? he said. On the acting skills of the dera chief, Arora added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an actor, he is superb. I can say that he is a one-take actor. His dialogues and emotions flow so naturally that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realise he is acting.â&#x20AC;? The shooting crew along with the technical experts, around 60 of them, are camping in the dera these days. The movie has so far been shot in and around Sirsa. A few sequences will be shot in southern parts of the country, sources said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Due to our hectic work schedules, we are accustomed to smoking and drinking after we are done for the day. However, it has been nearly 16 days since we are shooting here in the dera, and none of us has touched cigarettes or drinks,â&#x20AC;? a crew member said.

VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The B.C. Liberals are allowing rates to skyrocket at ICBC, making life even less affordable for British Columbians, say the New Democrats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 5.2-per-cent hike proposed today follows years of hikes by Premier Christy Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government,â&#x20AC;? said New Democrat ICBC spokesperson Mable Elmore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While she has been premier, her government has brought in big rate hikes in three out of four years, increasing rates by a total of 23 per cent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $140 more every year for the average driver.â&#x20AC;? Because of ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy of rate smoothing, drivers can expect a rate hike next year that is within 1.5 per cent of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that could mean yet another hike of as much as 6.7 per cent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This hike is just another blow to affordability in this province,â&#x20AC;? said New Democrat finance spokesperson Carole James. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While Premier Clark claims that she is not raising taxes, her government is quietly raising hidden taxes that take money directly from the pockets of British Columbians.â&#x20AC;?

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Continued from page 01 The film, whose title is yet to be made public, is expected to hit the theatres in January next year, sources in the dera said. They said it will be a mix of spirituality and entertainment, with a social message at the end. It will also cover several social initiatives in which the dera is involved, they said. The movie will have five or six songs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all written and sung by the dera chief himself. The sources said Singh has also given the storyline for the movie, which is funded by the dera itself and is being directed by Jeetu Arora, who has directed several television serials like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Sources said Singh has also directed the movie in bits and parts. A Malayalee actress, who has acted in several South Indian movies as well as popular Hindi serials, is playing the lead opposite the dera chief. The dera authorities refused to divulge details of the script or and the name of actress. A highlight of the movie will be a sequence on a live concert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guruji held a three-day concert at the Shah Satnam Ji Stadium in Sirsa from August 16. It was attended by around 1.25 lakh followers. The concert will be part of the movie,â&#x20AC;? a

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Surrey girl, 9, lured out of open bedroom window and sexually assaulted Surrey: A nine-year-old girl was lured out of her open bedroom window and sexually assaulted in a nearby park by an unknown man, Surrey RCMP said Thursday. On August 27, 2014 at approximately 10:40pm Surrey RCMP received a report from a mother who stated that her 9 year old daughter had been abducted from her bedroom in the family home where she was sleeping then sexually assaulted and left alone in a nearby yard. Upon police arrival at the home in the 9900 block of 128 Street, investigators learned that the 9 year old girl was lured out her open bedroom window by an unknown male. The male took the girl to a nearby park where it is alleged that she was sexually assaulted. She was then taken to a nearby yard of a neighbourhood home and told by the suspect to remain there while the male departed. Moments later the girl fled to her residence and sought help from her mother. The girl was taken to the hospital where she will be cared for by medical professionals. Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit is conducting the investigation with the assistance of

Lower Mainland District Forensic Identification Section and additional investigative units. Police will be at the scene and throughout the neighbourhood for the balance of this day and likely tomorrow knocking on doors looking to identify anyone that may have seen something out of the ordinary overnight. At this point of the investigation this incident does not appear to have any links to the South Surrey sex assault on August 18th or the White Rock incident 11 days prior to that. However, as it is still very early in this investigation police

Pair who forced Sunwing plane to land could face $50,000 tab

Ashley Csanady Two Toronto-area women who forced a Cuban-bound flight to turn around on Wednesday night could face a $50,000 bill, in addition to a slew of criminal charges. Lilia Ratmanski, 25, of Whitby, Ont., and Milana Muzikante, 26, of Vaughan, Ont, were arrested Wednesday after they allegedly got drunk, smoked cigarettes and then got into a fight on board a flight from Toronto’s Pearson airport to Cuba on Wednesday night. What’s in your The Sunwing aircraft was forced to turn around midway, and it was escorted by two CF-18 fighter jets from Bagotville, Que., back Talk to the to Pearson. The women

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Six people seriously injured after tour bus crashes on Coquihalla CKNW 980-Merritt RCMP confirm six people are in serious condition after a tour bus crashed in Merritt. Police say at least 40 people were on board. Not much more information is known, but Sergeant Norm Flemming says the initial report was that it happened 30 kilometres south on the Coquihalla Highway. “My guys are on scene, but right now, they’re running around, putting things together. We’re trying to close highways and get enough room to actually work up there.” Michaela Swan with Interior Health says Royal Inland Hospital is now under a Code Orange. “During a Code Orange response, staff in critical areas of the hospital are preparing to receive — right now, we’re estimating 40 patients from this accident.” The highway is closed southbound.

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Two-week truce in B.C. teachers strike proposed by province The province has proposed a twoweek truce with striking teachers to at least allow B.C. schools to reopen as scheduled next week while a mediated settlement is pursued. “I invited the lead negotiators, Mr. Iker and Mr. Cameron, to meet with me today because we all want to resolve this strike. We want to see students in school next Tuesday said Education Minister Peter Fassbender. “To make that happen, both sides need to focus on the issues that can be mediated and settled immediately and set aside some matters that will be dealt with by the courts says Minister Fassbender. “I proposed three specific steps to reach a settlement and clear the way for students to go back to school on schedule, he said. “First, I asked the parties to set aside the matter of potential grievances stemming from

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grievances is nearly a quarter of a billion dollars a year. This matter is before the courts and will be addressed through the appeals process. “I’m not asking the BCTF to do anything prejudicial to their court case, but setting this issue aside as the appeals process takes place gives mediation a chance to succeed. “Second, I urged the parties to get into mediation as soon as possible. “I made it clear that setting aside the grievances is not a precondition for mediation but I stated my belief that doing so would allow negotiations to focus squarely on the key issues at hand: teachers’ wages and class size and composition. “My hope is that it would move the parties into a zone where mediator Vince Ready sees an opportunity to start productive mediation.

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Khalsa Diwan Society sponsors an exhibit on the centenary of World War 1 and Punjabi Soldiers Vancouver’s Khalsa Diwan Society is sponsoring an exhibit on the centenary of World War 1 to commemorate the contributions of Punjabi Soldiers during the conflict of 1914 to 1918. Sikh soldiers fought alongside Canadians as part of the Indian Army which played a crucial part in the Allied victory over Germany. The exhibit scheduled for October through November is a joint project between Simon Fraser University and Indus Media Foundation. Full details of the centennial event can be found at President of Khalsa Diwan Society, Sohan Singh Deo, Rana Sukhwinder Gill and www.imfc.org

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A group of more than 600 hot girls, aged 20 to 35, from the town Noiva do Cordeiro, in south-east Brazil, has made an appeal to the world wide eligible bachelors to visit their town. Nelma Fernandes, one of the members of the predominately female settlement, said that they only met men who were either married or related to them, the Daily Star reported. Fernandes, asserted that women here had not kissed a man for a long time, and they did not want to leave their hometown to live their dream of “falling in love and getting married.” Fernandes further added that they wanted the guys to live according to them in their “prettier, more organized and more harmonious” town that the girls were looking after, suggesting women could be better than men in a lot of things. The settlement was founded by Maria Senhorinha de Lima after she was named wanton and got excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1891 for leaving a man she was forced to marry. (ANI)

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to film ‘crazy sex scene’ for ‘By the Sea’ Washington, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be filming a “crazy sex scene” for their next film ‘By the Sea’. The film, which is written and directed by the ‘Salt’ star, will see the pair share some “crazy sex scenes” in the movie, which has begun shooting in the Republic of Malta, Us Magazine reported. Jolie, who had last paired on-screen with Pitt in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’, had previously revealed her plans to retire from acting, so this film, which is slated to release in 2015, may be her final role. (ANI)

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Exceptional education opportunities await B.C.’s post-secondary students As the fall semester draws near, more than 430,000 students from every corner of British Columbia are making plans for the future and preparing to hit the booksat one of our 25 public postsecondary institutions. This is an exciting time for them and an exciting time for our province. As the new and returning students prepare to head to class, former students will tell them they’ll be getting an A+ education. This week the government of B.C. released new survey results from 30,000 former post-secondary students that show their experience with B.C.’s public post-secondary system was exceptional. Annual survey results from a variety of educational areas of focus consistently show that ourpublic post-secondary institutions do a great job of providing the right mix of education and training for students, and help set the stage for students’ success. Overall, 86 percent of employed respondents indicated that the knowledge and skills they acquired in their studies were useful to them in performing their jobs.

Mayor Stubbs, a cat, has been mayor of Talkeenta, Alaska, since 1997, and is known for sidling up at a local bar for a wine glass full of water and catnip. Stubbs isn’t even alone as a hardliving mayor: the Wall Street Journal reported in 2013 that a beerswilling goat was mayor of Lajitas, Texas, until his death in 1992. Mayor Duke of Cormorant, Minn, USA He was succeeded by two other goats. No With Rob Ford’s antics, Alison Redford’s expenses, and the ongoing word on their preferred libation. According to news reports, Senate Scandal, maybe it’s time Canadians took a cue from voters south Duke will get a year’s supply of kibble of the border. (Now, how often do you from a local pet food store. While that may mean Duke will read that?) Earlier this month, 12 residents of Cormorant, Minn. elected a literally be feeding at the trough, it’s Duke as their mayor. Duke, age 7, is a certainly more modest than a personal dog. A Great Pyrenees, in fact. “He travel adviser. Though, come to think of it, Duke doesn’t know how to handle this publicity,” area resident Tricia Maloney may need someone to scout out bathrooms for him. told a North Dakota broadcaster. Of course, Duke isn’t the only THE EDMONTON JOURNAL animal-mayor around.

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Gaidhu crowned Miss India Canada Annu Gaidhu was crowned as Miss India-Canada

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Canada house prices to rise further, crash fears rising By Anu Bararia (Reuters) - The risk of a property market crash in Canada has not ebbed, according to an increasing number of analysts polled by Reuters who said chances of a steep fall in prices have increased in the past year. Still, the survey medians showed house prices will likely rise more than earlier expected at least until 2017, reflecting ongoing reluctance by forecasters, many of whom work for mortgage lenders, to predict negative returns on property. This year Canadian home prices on average will appreciate by 5 percent followed by a 2 percent rise in 2015 and then again in 2016 after doubling in value over the past decade.

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Jennifer Aniston hits back at constant baby rumours By Deborah Cicurel Jennifer Aniston is one of the most speculated about pregnant/not-pregnant women in the world - and she's sick of it. We can't say we blame her. On the Today show, Jennifer told host Carson Daly that her worth as a woman should not be based on whether she is married or pregnant. "It is such an issue of, like, 'Are you married yet? Are you going to have your babies yet?' It's just constant. It's like, I don't know!" Jen said. "I don't have this sort of checklist of things that have to be done, and if they're not checked, then I've failed some part of my feminism or my value

as a woman because I haven't birthed a child," she added. "I've birthed a lot of things and feel like I've mothered many things, and I don't think it's fair to put that pressure on people." You hear - don't ask the lady if she's pregnant any more! Jennifer also talked about how she feels she has grown and changed through film."I feel like I've grown up three times," she said. "I've had an incredible evolution. I keep seeing all these little lifetimes that I've lived and they're all so wonderful."I don't have this sort of checklist of things that have to be done.

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By Deborah Cicurel Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married Saturday in France, reported The Associated Press. A spokesman for the couple has confirmed the news. According to reports, the couple got married on

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Burger King Worldwide Inc announces deal to buy Tim Hortons CLAIRE BROWNELL The Whopper and the Timbit have officially agreed to come together, with Burger King Worldwide Inc. announcing it has reached a deal to buy Tim Hortons Inc. Americans are so chauvinistic. They tend to think, Oh, an American company bought or is merging with a smaller Canadian company. The reverse is true here. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the acquisition, which would put the headquarters of the world’s thirdlargest fast food company in Canada. The terms of the $12.5-billion deal stipulate that Tim Hortons shareholders are to receive $65.50 in cash and 0.8025 common shares of the new company per Tim Hortons share. Tim Hortons shares jumped more than 10% in pre-market trading Tuesday morning after surging to a new all-time high Monday after the companies confirmed they were in takeover talks.

The combined company would have US $23-billion in sales and more than 18,000 restaurants in 100 countries, according to the release announcing the agreement. Under the deal, Burger King CEO Daniel Schwartz will become CEO of the new company. Tim Hortons President and CEO Marc Caira’s proposed new position is vice-chairman and director.

Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver gave a muted response to the news, saying regulators would have to evaluate whether it would provide a net benefit to the country. Many observers have suggested the deal was motivated by a desire to take advantage of Canada’s lower corporate tax rate, although executives at both companies deny it.

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Nothing is out of the ordinary this week as your money seems to be going out as fast as it comes in. (“Same old story”) Hopefully you are catching up on your old bills and not foolishly spending it. All of your bothersome domestic chores are taking up your time. If any arguments come (Apr. 20- may 20) along, you will win as you have all the communication skills that are needed. Some call it the gift of gab.

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No matter how well and determined you argue your point, it does you absolutely no good. Save your breath and save your pitch until the end of this month or beginning of next month. You will have a much better (Dec 22.22.- Jan. Jan. 19) 19) (Dec chance at that time, as people will actually be t listening to you. They will not be presenting arguments or ideas against yours. It’s hard sell but you can ram it through! Do it!

Intrigue plus mystery can cause arguments and misunderstandings. Make yourself clear and very concise. Also, be sure to keep everything above board and honest. You might have to detail more than you usually do. Your mate or best friend needs (May 21-June 21) to be filled in on every detail of what is (May 21-June 21) going on. With no details they will use their imagination and supply their own. Be on alert for accidents!

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Dear SOS Dear SOS: My cousin from India married a man from Surrey. The boy’s family had gone to India and through some friends the families were introduced to my cousin’s family. My cousin is the youngest in her family and also the only sister of two brothers. She has been raised in a very loving family. She was educated in a very expensive convent school. She is a gentle and a very beautiful girl. Our families were very happy to find a good match for her. She arrived in Canada 8 months ago. I have talked to her on the phone but I live in another province and haven’t been able to visit her. Finally, last month I came to visit her. My cousin, 22 years old girl, with big dreams is now a completely different person than who she was in India. Her dreams had been totally shattered. She has a master’s degree and her husband is a truck driver who did not ever

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complete grade twelve. They live in a joint family. She has no friends and barely goes out, and when she does it’s always with the whole family, her husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law and two sister-in-laws. She can’t openly talk on the phone as someone is always listening in on the other line. Upon arriving in Canada her in-laws found her a cleanup job. Now this degree holder is a janitor. She works six days a week. Even at work her supervisor who also happens to be a relative of her in-laws drops her off at work expecting her to finish work quickly without taking any breaks. She never has time to make friends with anyone. She has no driver license as she has no proper ID. She told me that she has not even received her PR Card. Because of that she can’t even learn to drive. She doesn’t want her family in India to know what kind of life she is living in Canada because

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she doesn’t want them to be hurt. This young girl is lost in her new life. I couldn’t think of any way to help her. I kept on thinking as to what option does she have other than to leave her husband. But I know it’s not what she wants or hopes. She just wants a better life. But a number of times she has tried talking to her husband about what she wants but he just tells her she can’t do anything as she has no proper papers. She told me he tells her this is the best she can do, as even her education is useless in Canada and they can’t afford to send her to school. Which he says will be a waste of money as her job is to have kids and look after the house. It’s his job to provide the money. I told her that I am here for her if she needs anything. Should she decide to leave him she has a place to stay with me. My reason for sharing this story is to tell your readers about the other side as to why some wives from India leave their husbands after being in Canada for only a short time. I don’t know what will happen with my cousin but I feel sorry for her and her family back home. The

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Seven of the worst things you can do to damage your car By Brian Turner Time and again, we ignore or do certain things to our vehicles that will almost always result in massive repair bills. For all the expense, worry, and inconvenience of automotive maintenance and repairs, you’d think we would know better. But time and again, we ignore or do certain things to our vehicles that will almost always drive repair bills into the stratosphere. And no matter how highly rated or reliable your daily drive is, no matter how “bullet proof” you think it might be, these very simple things will roll any vehicle into an early grave: Curb your enthusiasm The No. 1 way to incur a hefty bill (especially in the winter) is to slide sideways into a curb or other solid object. This popular manoeuvre, usually caused by overestimating a vehicle’s traction, or triggering oversteer or understeer, will destroy tires and rims, cause wheel hub bearings to get noisy, bend any number of suspension or steering components and generally throw your vehicle’s alignment and your credit card balance out of whack. This is such a common winter occurrence that repair-shop owners actually celebrate the season’s first freezing rain. Don’t go to pot

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birth to mould. Lots of it. To reduce the mould, and the odours from it, vacuum the floor thoroughly with a wet-vac, then place several layers of newspaper on top of the carpet to soak up surface moisture. You may have to repeat this process several times. To dry out the underpadding, remove the plastic sill trim pieces and lift the carpet up and stick a brick or thick piece of wood under it to hold it off the floor (or, better, remove it altogether.) Leave it this way in a dry covered parking area with the windows open to let the outside air dry things out. Again, you may have to repeat this several times. And you may have to replace the carpet and padding altogether. Stay out of the tow-zone

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side pe films bhi karoongi.

The Chopra bahu is all glowing with

How much of film

Ajay Devgn and Salman have

the power and excitement that comes

talk happens between

become the quintessential reel-life

with officially being family to India’s

you and Adi (husband,

cops. Are you all set to beat the

foremost film production house. With her

producer Aditya

men at their game?

just-released Mardaani getting good

Chopra)?

I’d like to say that women are the

reviews, Rani Mukerji takes on questions

I think we both are

best, so I will be better. I did my research

about films, marriage and having kids,

from the film industry so it

and actually met female cops. I had to

with equal aplomb.

is normal for us to talk

take special permission to meet the crime

about films. It will be

branch unit in Bombay. They helped us a

or does it not make a difference

abnormal if we don’t talk

lot. I went to the units in Mumbai, which

when people keep speculating

about films, and he would

I never knew even existed, as they are all

about your pregnancy?

tell me ‘jao ghar pe roti

undercover. Meeting them made me look

But that is fabulous, they should. I

banao’. We talk about films,

at cops in a different light. They are

mean shaadi shuda aurat bachcha nahi

we talk about other things

working for us every day ¬tirelessly,

karegi toh woh kya sochenge? I mean

as well. We have a good and

fighting battles every day to make us feel

shaadi karte hai bachchon ke liye, toh

comfortable

secure. We, as citizens, have a very

agar bachche nai karne toh shaadi kyun

where he respects my job

India, we still don’t have censorship

karte? (laughs) ... I am married now, and

and I respect his. I think it’s a good match

certificates which aim at the right ages. It

when we think of a police officer, we

I have other responsibilities as well. But I

because I don’t think I would have been

is a below-18 and above-18 syndrome. I

always have a male cop in our head.

am hoping to be like the other married

able to marry anyone at this stage of my

am sure that parents with daughters will

Hopefully, through Mardaani, people will

women who handle their professional

life … since I got married at 36 … and it

take this message to them. I am sure that

see how brave our female cops are.

life and their house life very well, so I

was important for me to respect the man

the lovely youth who get a chance to see

will maintain a balance. Ek side pe

a lot. Adi has this quality about him. I

the film, will take it forward. I have seen

bachcha bhi produce karoongi and ek

have done so many films with him, and

this happening. In Meerut, a girl took

I am a mardaani since childhood. I

never heard him say negative things

charge and actually beat up these

have slapped and hit lots of people. So, I

about anyone in the industry. We are a

fellows. So she is being called a Mardaani

did not hesitate at all while playing the

part of the industry where people bitch

herself. So I am sure that there will be

role. I didn’t find it tough. I felt that I

all the time. So I respect that about him.

more cases like that.

should punch and kick more people. My

Do you get amused, irritated

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We heard you were a tomboy while growing up. Is that true?

prejudiced way of looking (at things);

What

are

your

real-life

mardaani moments?

only expectation from this film is that women should recognise their strength

I wasn’t a tomboy, but I always had

and awaken it. There is a question mark

In our country we have censor

this attitude in me that boys in my

on the security of women. We have to

certificates which are above and below

school, even those who had a crush on

empower

18. Unfortunately, because my film

ourselves.

Please

enroll

me, used to maintain a distance. They’d

yourself in a martial arts class, I did at

creates awareness for women, it is a film

be like ‘Zara sambhal ke is se.’ When I

36. It’s never too late. Encourage your

that

15-year-olds

started working, I had the opportunity to

children to take up these ¬lessons at the

should watch. Fortunately in the UK,

romance Aamir (Khan, actor) and Shah

age of three, they will be like Bruce Lee

they have a censorship and a certificate

Rukh (Khan, actor) and I was pretty

by the time they grow up. Make your

for 12+, so they will be able to see. In

happy with that. They respect women a

children self-sufficient, so that men tie us

lot. I’ve always received a lot of respect

rakhis!.

12-year-olds

and

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