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Project Working Mom Identifies 6 Myths of the Working Parent

April 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

HOBOKEN, NJ, Apr 02 (MARKET WIRE) —
Project Working Mom, a full-tuition scholarship program and information
resource for working parents offered by eLearners.com, has identified six
myths of the working parent. The list condenses many of the untruths
often perpetuated about working parents and dispels these falsehoods in
an effort to empower parents and combat the myths that diminish their
work and family contributions. eLearners.com (http://www.eLearners.com)
is a web resource of EducationDynamics, which connects prospective
students with online classes.

“Project Working Mom gives us a unique opportunity to engage parents in a
dialogue about the challenges they face juggling work and family
responsibilities and from our conversations we recognized myths that
working parents frequently encounter,” said Terrence Thomas, Executive
Vice President of Marketing for eLearners.com. “By addressing these myths
directly, we can expose their inaccuracies while also acknowledging the
commendable job of working parents both at work and at home.”

The six myths of the working parent identified and dispelled by Project
Working Mom are:

– We are either good parents or good employees; we can’t be both.

– The parent who is employed outside of the house is the only “working
parent.”

– Parents who work do not spend enough time working with their children
on homework and projects that build character.

– Working parents care more about their needs than those of their
children.

– Mothers who hate to clean and cook choose to work outside the house.

– Work should be the responsibility of the “man of the house.”

A complete list of the myths with responses can be found by visiting

http://www.elearners.com/projectworkingmom/resources/whats-new/6-myths-of-the-wo

king-parent/.

“As a mom who works full-time it is frustrating to know that some people
believe these myths and stereotypes,” said Stephanie Clark, the National
Director of Project Single Moms and the organizer of the “Women Who Rule
the World” empowerment series, a part of Project Working Mom 2010. “It is
great to have the truth revealed and the discussion sparked about what
makes parents powerful role models and leaders for their children. Good
parents, as well as bad parents, work outside the home and have careers,
this is not a deciding factor in effective parenting.”

Project Working Mom 2010 is a full-tuition scholarship program that
offers parents a second chance at education. The program, which runs
through September 2010, will award more than 280 full-tuition
scholarships totaling nearly $5 million to participating accredited
online institutions. The previous four cycles have awarded approximately
$6 million in full-tuition scholarships to more than 150 parents. Parents
can currently apply to receive a Project Working Mom 2010 scholarship.
The deadlines to submit an application are April 27 and September 30. The
scholarships are for online programs from the certificate to Ph.D. level.
Additionally, Project Working Mom offers information and resources
related to balancing work, life, family and education. Visit
www.projectworkingmom.com to learn more and to apply for a scholarship.

About eLearners.com(R)
eLearners.com is one of several high visibility
websites operated by EducationDynamics. Since 1999, eLearners.com has
been successfully connecting learners to online education, including
online degree and certificate programs, specialized career training, and
a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com
provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online
degree program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and
financial aid resources. eLearners.com also offers an exclusive
seven-point support system, which provides guidance and resources for
current and prospective online students. For online colleges and
universities, the eLearners.com website offers a low-cost,
performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase
enrollments in their online learning programs. For more information on
eLearners.com, visit http://www.eLearners.com.

About EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics is higher education’s leading
marketing information and technology services company dedicated to
helping institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich
and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com,
eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, and its more than 50
special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider
of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In
addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services
proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. Through
its Market Research and Advisory Services division, the company brings a
decade of proprietary research, unparalleled market and student
intelligence, and best practice insights to its clients.
EducationDynamics is a portfolio company of Halyard Capital. For more
information, visit http://www.educationdynamics.com.

Contact:
Jenny Foust
Communications Strategy Group
Email Contact
(303) 433-7020 or (720) 244-4268

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‘Dirty Dancing’ town planning memorial for Patrick Swayze

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 19 (ANI): Locals of a North Carolina community, where Patrick Swayze’s film ‘Dirty Dancing’ was shot, are planning a memorial service for the late star.

The ‘Ghost’ star died on Monday evening after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The town of Lake Lure will pay homage to the 57-year-old during a memorial service on Saturday evening at Firefly Cove, a housing development that was Camp Chimney Rock when ‘Dirty Dancing’ was filmed.

Many outdoor scenes in the film were filmed there, as was the cabin of Johnny Castle, Swayze’s character.

While the memorial service is free, visitors will be asked to donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Rev Everette Chapman, who will be speaking at the memorial service, said that the town’s residents remember Swayze as a kind family man.

Chapman, who lived at Lake Lure when the movie was filmed but did not meet the actors, said he would talk about Swayze’s determination to live each day to the fullest.

“I’ll ask people their memory of him and just talk about him as every woman’s heart-throb and every man’s envy,” said Chapman.

Although organisers have no idea how many people to expect, they have still arranged for police officers to help with parking. (ANI)

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Susan Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri strips for TV show

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Sep 18 (ANI): It seems budding actress Eva Amurri is following in her mother Susan Sarandon’s footsteps, for she is playing the role of a student who turns to stripping in the latest series of US hit show ‘Californication’.

Sarandon was known for doing similar roles more than 20 years ago- in ‘The Hunger’ in 1983, she dropped her clothes for a controversial lesbian love scene with Catherine Deneuve and has never shied away from nudity in films.

And now Eva, 24- born from Sarandon’s relationship with an Italian director during the Eighties- is kick-starting her own acting career in a racy guest appearance on the show.

She stars as Jackie, a student who moonlights in a strip club, during the third season of the show starring David Duchovmy, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The show sees her writhing around Duchovmy’s college professor character Hank Moody, peeling off a corset to dance for him topless.

And later, she is shown at his place taking their relationship to the next level. (ANI)

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When Pammie, mystery guy spent one hour in a outdoor bathroom trailer

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, September 14 (ANI): Pamela Anderson had people talking when she attended a recent photography exhibition, as she disappeared with a guy to an outdoor bathroom trailer for almost an hour.

The hottie was present at the opening party for David LaChapelle’s new photography exhibition at the David DeSanctis gallery in LA.

“She was with a guy who plays a character in Cirque du Soleil. They were in the outdoor bathroom trailer together for almost an hour,” the New York Post quoted an attendee as saying.

The insider added: “It was a really crowded party but everyone was whispering about it. We’re not sure what was going on in there.”

Anderson’s representatives have maintained silence over the issue. (ANI)

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No more romantic leads for Michael Douglas

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 13 (ANI): Actor Michael Douglas has said that he no longer gets offers to play romantic-lead in movies.

“No love-interest stuff for me now,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

The ‘Basic Instinct’ star spoke about his character in new courtroom drama ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.’

He said: “I play the bad guy, the rough old villain. My character is that duplicitous meanie I somehow specialise in.”

Douglas and wife/actress Catherine Zeta Jones recently moved from Bermuda to an apartment in New York, to make it easier to pursue his film career. (ANI)

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Charles Dickens ‘displayed mild OCD symptoms’

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sept 13 (ANI): Charles Dickens developed a ritualistic routine in his domestic life, together with an obsessive approach to work, which is consistent with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and can be seen reflected in some of his characters, claims a new biography.

Dickens had a habit of rearranging furniture whenever he stayed in a hotel room and inspecting his children’s bedrooms every morning, leaving behind notes when he was not satisfied with their tidiness.

According to Michael Slater, emeritus professor of Victorian literature at Birkbeck college, London, and author of the book, Charles Dickens, the genius’ behaviour could be traced to his childhood when poverty forced his family to move home repeatedly, reports The Times.

Slater said: “The disorder of his upbringing may have had the effect on him of wanting to be in control.”

He reckons that Little Dorrit, the main character in Dickens’s novel of the same name, reflected his character.

“There she is, the epitome of neatness, in the squalid atmosphere of the Marshalsea prison making order and making her father comfortable and sweeping and cleaning and tidying all the time,” said Slater.

Slater said there were also signs of OCD in the semi-autobiographical David Copperfield.

Also, when it came to women, the author’s attitude was governed by neatness. (ANI)

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Body double does most of Alec Baldwin’s role in 30 Rock

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, September 12 (ANI): Actor Alec Baldwin has a body double for his role in hit TV Show 30 Rock, as he can’t spare enough time to film it himself, it has emerged.

The star apparently works just three days a week, as he needs to travel back to Los Angeles to spend time with his daughter Ireland.

According to sources it has led to the comedy show creator and star, Tina Fey, organizing rehearsals and scenes around Baldwin’s absence, by using a stand-in.

“Tina saves Alec’s speaking lines for his arrival on set, but everything else is shot with a stand-in,” Fox News quoted an on-set source as saying.

Most shots featuring Baldwin’s character are shot from behind or sideways.

The insider said: “Those [body double takes] make it into the final cut of the show. There are many back shots and side shots that don’t show Alec’s face, because it is his stand-in on Alec’s days off.

“The goal is to have everything ready to shoot Alec when he’s there, with as little stress as possible.

“He does not have the desire to be tied to a set six or seven days a week, and Tina was willing to work it so that he could get everything he wanted. Alec can pretty much do anything he wants at ’30 Rock’.”

Baldwin was spotted at the U.S. Open this week watching tennis. (ANI)

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Batman Joker voted world’s best-loved villain

September 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Sep 7 (ANI): ‘The Joker’ in the Batman, who gave sleepless nights to the winged superhero, has been named the world’s best-loved villain in a poll.

The character, which first appeared in a 1940 Batman comic, has been played on the big screen by the likes of Jack Nicholson and late actor Heath Ledger.

A computer games company placed the Joker top of the new poll, reports Contactmusic.

It has beaten Magneto – played by Sir Ian MCKellen in the ‘X-Men’ film franchise – which scored the second position in the poll.

Third place was taken by Spider-Man’s psychotic archrival- the ‘Green Goblin’, brought to life by Willem Dafoe in the 2002 film.

Jabba the Hutt from ‘Star Wars’ came in fourth and Superman’s nemesis ‘Lex Luther’ wrapped up the top five. (ANI)

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Adam Sandler’s ‘princess’ act to please daughters!

September 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Sept 6 (ANI): Actor Adam Sandler dresses up as a princess when he reads fairytales to his kids at night.
The 42-year-old star is father to two daughters with his wife Jacqueline – Sadie Madison, 3, and the 10-month-old Sunny Madeline.

Sandler reveals he entertains his kids by donning the attire of the lead in their bedtime fairytales.

Contactmusic quoted him as saying: “I often slip into costume as the lead character in whatever bedtime story I am reading.

“This is a little weird because my daughters love Disney princesses. But you would be surprised at how good I look in a ball gown.” (ANI)

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Robert Pattinson reveals his Twilight fears

September 4, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Sept 4 (ANI): British actor Robert Pattinson has confessed his fears of an uncertain future after the Twilight series ends.

Pattinson has played Edward Cullen in both the movies of the series, titled Twilight (2008) and New Moon (2009) respectively.

The success of the film and his character have made him a hit, but the 23-year-old hunk says he fears being stereotyped.

The Daily Telegraph quoted him as telling a French movie mag: “It scares me a little… When I go to meetings for other projects, the people I meet with only seem interested in the convergence of Edward Cullen and I.

“It’s like, ‘If the role interests you and you can bring the public from Twilight, you’ve got it’. They’d let me play a woman I think.” (ANI)

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Musharraf relaxed after resurfacing of scandal involving Nawaz

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 1 (ANI): The resurfacing of the 20-year-old scandal of Nawaz Sharif accepting millions from the ISI for political shenanigans has thrown a fresh lifeline to besieged former President Pervez Musharraf, who feels that now the PML-N chief could end up in a dock for committing a crime against democracy.

A top aide of Musharraf disclosed that he strongly believes that those who were clamouring for his trial under Article 6 must also demand a similar course for three retired Army generals – General Aslam Baig, General Hameed Gul and General Asad Durrani, who distributed millions of rupees among politicians like Nawaz Sharif, “as it equally amounted to high treason.”

The aide insisted that Musharraf believed “that it had resurfaced at a time when Nawaz was acting all-holy and pious as if he was the only honest politician left in Pakistan who did not have any blot on his character.”

But now, it has turned out to be otherwise, as the only twice-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan who had been taking money from the ISI along with his fellow politicians now sitting in the ranks of the PML-N, the aide added.

Musharraf was made to believe that this scam would not only hurt Nawaz’s credibility but would also greatly neutralize the feeling of people of Pakistan who thought only he (Musharraf) was responsible for all the ills of the country, The News reported.

The aide said, “We must realize that it’s something totally new for the new generation of Pakistan which grew after 1988 and now they were helplessly watching the fall of their hero Nawaz who is not ready to even give any justification to people for this crime.”

Against this background, the aide said, General Musharraf who was under fire from PML-N circles quite recently, was now said to be feeling relaxed after the resurfacing of the scandal.

A greatly relieved Musharraf was told to have asked his political supporters in Pakistan to highlight this new scandalous aspect of Nawaz’s personality as to how he had been accepting money despite the fact that he was a billionaire. (ANI)

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Mickey Mouse in $4 billion embrace with Spider-Man

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sept 1 (ANI): The world of animation entertainment is all set to become much bigger as Walt Disney buys Marvel Entertainment in a 4-billion dollar deal.

After the deal is sealed, Disney will be the owner of 5,000 Marvel characters, including superheroes like Spider-Man and the X-Men.

Shareholders of Marvel will receive 30 dollars per share in cash along with 0.745 Disney shares for every Marvel share they own.

The board of directors of both the entertainment companies have approved the deal, which will be inked after the support of Marvel’s shareholders and competition authorities.

The BBC quoted Robert Iger, Disney president and chief executive as saying: “We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation.”

“We are pleased to bring this talent and these great assets to Disney.”

He added: “Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,” said Marvel chief executive Ike Perlmutter.

“This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world.”

Business analysts say the deal is “win-win situation for both companies”. (ANI)

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Battle lines drawn as PML-N issues 48 hrs ultimatum to PPP to stop vilifying Sharif

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lahore, Sep 1 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a 48 hours ultimatum to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to halt a “malicious” campaign against party chief Nawaz Sharif or be prepared for a forceful response.

“The PML-N is restraining itself for the sake of democracy, or it could have exposed hundreds of corruption stories involving PPP leaders,” PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal told reporters.

He said all information pointed towards the Presidency being responsible for the disinformation, the Daily Times reported.

He claimed the campaign was launched to divert the public’s attention from rental power projects, the Pakistan Steel Mills issue, the sugar scandal and former president Pervez Musharaf’s trial.

Iqbal said the PML-N would not allow anyone to distract it from its stated agenda on these issues.

He said a recent Gallup Polls survey had shown that 71 percent of Pakistanis wanted Musharraf tried for sedition and there was no need for a resolution.

Replying to a question on whether the renewed conflict between the PML-N and the PPP could jeopardise the system, Iqbal said his party would continue to fight for the constitution and democracy.

Meanwhile, in a tit-for-tat reply to PML-N’s warning that they would respond against the PPP leadership if it did not mend its ways within 48 hours, the PPP leaders said they were not afraid of any ultimatum.

The president’s spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, rejected and condemned the attempts to accuse the Presidency of being involved in what has been described as “character assassination” of some political leaders.

“There is no question of the Presidency being behind the resurrection of old accusations against some political leaders,” he said.

He said the accusation relating to the distribution of slush funds among politicians some two decades ago were not new and kept popping up every now and then. (ANI)

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‘Street fighter’ Katich must replace ‘soft’ Ponting to revive Aussies: Ex-players

August 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Aug 30 (ANI): Australia needs a street fighter like Simon Katich to trigger a revival, after calls for sacking of Ricky Ponting in the wake of the Ashes loss under the Tasmanian’s captaincy for the second time in four years

Australian cricket has lost the ruthless cutting edge cultivated by Steve Waugh that made them one of the most feared teams, according to former players.

Former Test wicketkeeper Steve Rixon said Ponting is a magnificent batsman, but he will never be regarded as a great captain, and added that Australia have lost their killer instinct under him.

Ponting became the first Australian captain in 119 years to lose consecutive series on English soil, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Rixon says the take-no-prisoners psyche cultivated by Waugh has been eroded.

“I don’t relate to the brand of cricket we are playing under Ricky. We aren’t playing the sort of cricket that has made us ruthless and a team that no one really likes to play,” Rixon said.

“Teams aren’t capitulating under pressure like they used to. We seem to have a more timid nature . . . and that could certainly have a bearing on a tight series like the one in England.

“We’re struggling against sides we should be beating. England is renowned for capitulating under pressure, but we never got ruthless or flexed our muscle,” he said.

“If we’re going to look at change, I’d be looking at Simon Katich. Simon is a tenacious leader. I worked with him at NSW and I know what he can offer as a captain. He’s tough, he won’t take a backward step, he plays aggressive cricket – and that is synonymous with the Australian style,” Rixon said.

Former Test all-rounder Greg Matthews also likes the way Katich leads from the front.

“Before the Ashes series, I felt the strongest man in Australian cricket was Simon Katich. His character, his intent, he bats like his life depends on every ball. It’s just obvious for me. If I was in the trenches, he’d be the first guy I’d pick,” Matthews said. (ANI)

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Oz man claims his pet moggy can swear, speak in English!

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Aug 29 (ANI): An Aussie man claims that he owns a pet cat that can speak a total of seven different English words, including the F-word.

Mischief the ‘talking’ cat belongs to Robert ‘RJ’ Duncan, 34, an ex-boxer of Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, and his wife Sandra, 32, and he also claims that his budgie Picininny can speak.

According to the Northern Territory News, Mischief had at the first declined to utter a single word, but during a second visit he was much friendlier, and everyone around heard him calling Sandra, “mum”.

Duncan said the two-year-old cat, which he and his wife adopted from his feral mother in Katherine, was most vocal at night.

“He starts mouthing off when he wants his food _ when we start cooking,” the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.

“He can say seven words all up: mum, no, now, what, f**k, prick and why.

“He can’t say ‘dad’ yet, which is a bit of a prick. That’s how he got the word ‘prick’ I reckon, because I say it a lot,” he said.

Duncan said that Mischief’s first word was ‘mum’, which he started saying about the age of six months, and that he was not mimicking the words either, as he knew what he was saying.

“He calls out to (Sandra) and everything _ he’ll sit at the back window, while she’s in the garden, calling out ‘mum’,” he explained.

“In the evening time, if you don’t drop whatever you’re doing and pay attention to him, he calls you ‘f**k prick’.

“If he really cracks the s**ts, he’ll piss in his drinking water just to let you know he’s really s**ty,” he added.

Duncan will now be trying to film Mischief to prove the moggy can really talk.

“He’s a character … he’s one of these cats that’s a bit too brainy for his own good,” he added. (ANI)

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Angelina Jolie to return for ‘Wanted’ sequel?

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Aug 29 (ANI): Angelina Jolie may reappear in the sequel of her film Wanted.

The actress’ character was fatally injured in the end of the first film and scriptwriters are apparently trying their best to reprise it.

The director of the movie Timur Bekmambetov has said that a comeback would be “tough to do”, but his writers were “trying hard,” reports the Daily Star. olie starred alongside Scottish star James McAvoy in the assassin movie. (ANI)

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Mirren to star in big-screen remake of Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock

August 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Aug 28 (ANI): Actress Dame Helen Mirren is set to star in new film Brighton Rock, adapted from Graham Greene’s classic 1939 novel of the same title.

The Oscar winner will play amateur detective Ida Arnold in the movie.

The plot revolves around teenager Pinkie, who seduces a young waitress after she stumbles on evidence linking him and his gang to a revenge killing committed by Pinkie.

Mirren will have the task cut out to find the truth behind the killing.

Rowan Joffe has written the script and will direct the film too.

And he intends to make it look as contemporary as possible.

“We’re making Brighton Rock as contemporary as we possibly can because the story feels ‘modern’. It’s too alive, too vibrant and too relevant to be contained in the late 1930s,” the BBC News quoted him as saying.

Also starring in the film, set in 1964, is Sam Riley, who will play the lead character Pinkie Brown apart from Pete Postlethwaite and Happy Go Lucky’s Andrea Riseborough.

Shooting is scheduled to start in October this year. (ANI)

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“Good guy” Akhtar’s attitude has been like this from his early years, says Zahid

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Aug 24(ANI): Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has lived a life under the media hammer for various off-field activities, but one person backs his activities, Mohammad Zahid.

Zahid, a former Pakistan fast bowler and the man rumoured to have bowled the fastest delivery ever in international cricket, came up the ranks in first class cricket with Akhtar, and both played together for PIA for three to four years.

Zahid said he was with Akhtar in the Pakistan junior squad and in international stage, and believes that Akhtar’s activities come to him naturally.

“His attitude has been like this from the early years! He hasn’t changed, it’s part of his makeup! He is not a bad character. He is a good guy!,” PakPassion.Net quoted Zahid, as saying.

“If I saw him I would give him the brotherly advice and say you have at most one or two years left in your career and concentrate just on cricket, as it would be good for him and for Pakistan if he knuckled down and kept his focus on cricket,” Zahid added.

Zahid further said that Akhtar’s fitness has always been dodgy, and said that his body’s anatomical condition is such that he would not be able to keep on bowling.

“His body’s anatomical condition is such that it isn’t made to play say 5 tests in a series for example. He can play 1 test and then he will say rest him, so his body and his joints can recover. This way he can play for 1 or 2 years longer,” Zahid said.

Zahid also said that Pakistani selectors should back Akhtar snd bear with him for just one or two years more, as he deserves to carry on playing. (ANI)

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Aussie batsman North confident of chasing down a record 546

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Aug 23(ANI): Australian cricketer Marcus North, who took four wickets with his part time off-spinners on the low turning pitch in England’s second innings of the final Ashes Test at The Oval, has said that his team might be able to chase down a record 546.

“History is against us. It’s too early to look that far ahead. There is still a lot of cricket to be played,” The Daily Telegraph quoted North, as saying. What you’ll see are 11 guys, who have got a lot of character to show, who are going to give everything for every contest for every over. Hopefully, that can lay the foundation to give us a chance,” he added.

North said that if past second innings scores are taken into consideration, Australia has a good chance to retain the Ashes. At Lord’s Australia scored 406 before losing and in the rain-ruined match at Edgbaston they had scored 5-375 to save the game.

“Our first objective was to get through tonight unscathed and Simon and Watto did that superbly. To walk off at 0 for 80, it’s the position we need to be in,” North said.

“We batted well at Lord’s, had some big partnerships, and laid some foundations to give us some opportunity to chase that target down. This is a different Test, different conditions. Again, we’ll have to show some character,” he added.

Australia will resume at 0-80 today, they are still 465 behind with two days to play. (ANI)

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Actors, crew of ‘Yeh Mera India’ get candid with media

August 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Mumbai, Aug 21 (ANI): Cast and crew of Bollywood film ‘Yeh Mera India’ that brings to light several problems of the Indian society, got candid with media in Mumbai.

All the leading star cast, including Anupam Kher , Rajpal Yadav, Smilee Suri, Perizaad Zorabian, along with the Produce -Director of the film, N Chandra were present.

Speaking to the media on the occasion, Chandra said the film highlighted a subject, which he felt was quite important.

“I felt that no film is made on this topic and this needs to be talked about,” said N Chandra.

The movie also stars Atul Kulkarni, Seema Biswas, Milind Gunaji, Rajit Kapoor, and Sarika among others.

Perizaad Zorabian also talked about her role in the movie.

“It is very interesting story. There are many interesting characters in the film. Beauty of the film is that it will make you think and it will make you wonder, that you can make a difference and there are so many stories that are involved in the film. I am playing the role of a television executive producer and my character is that of educated , successful person who has everything in life but she still she complains about everything,” said Zorabian.

The film brings back the old memories of N Chandra films like ‘Tezab’, ‘Ankush’, ‘Kagaar’, ‘Tejaswini’, ‘Narsimha’ and ‘Pratighaat’.

The film is based on social elements that concern our daily life and problems of our society encounters such as caste, Hindu-Muslim issues and sexual harassment of the women at the work places.

It is slated to be released on August 28. (ANI)

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