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On a Sunday evening, John Abraham took some time out from his schedule on to help create AIDS awareness. 29 yr old Jahnvi Goswami is HIV positive and since past 11 years, she has been working to create awareness about the disease in North East India. She is a big fan of John Abraham and when he agreed to join the campaign, she was more than happy. John said we might be heroes in films but people like Jahnvi are the heroes in real life. John was completely relaxed during the event and made everyone around have a good time. There were discussions about safe sex, to create awareness among teenagers and also dance performances to send out the message. John Abraham’s upcoming releases include Ravi Chopra’s Baabul and Nikhil Advani’s Salaam-E-Ishq. source:Sify
Related StoriesJhanvi-is-my-real-hero:-John John Abraham took some time out from his busy schedule on Thursday evening to spend a few hours with a very special person – 29-year-old Jahnvi Goswami, a big fan of John and a Yuva Star of AIDS awareness programme Hath Se Hath Mila. Jahnvi is HIV positive but since the last 11 years she has been spreading awareness about the disease in the Northeast. And while she may have finally realised her dream of meeting the actor, it was John who was more than impressed by her. "You really start believing when you get into movies that you are the hero. But when I see people like Jhanvi you know how is the real hero. She is my hero," Jahnvi said. John's meeting with Jhanvi had all the filmi elements in it with an impr more Mohanbabu-launches-AIDS-awareness-campaign  Mohan Babu has launched an AIDS awareness campaign in Tirupathi recently. The actor said that India was one of the largest country with a huge number of AIDS patients. The actor wants to raise awareness among the people about AIDS. He will tour the entire state to promote awareness about the dreaded disease. As Tirupathi is his home town, he has begun the campaign from here. Mohanbabu said that after he was conferred with Padma Sri, the onus on him to take up social work was even more. &nbs more -Mohanlal-goodwill-ambassador-for-AIDS-awareness-prog  Thiruvananthapuram, March 12: The Kerala AIDS Control Society has decided to launch a visual media campaign featuring actor Mohanlal to spread awareness about the disease. State Health Minister P K Sreemathi launched the campaign in Mohanlal's presence at a function here today. "As per a latest study, there are about one lakh HIV cases in the state," Society Project Officer Rajan N Khobaragade said. 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But I wanted to do something different. Because of the Ganesh festival I asked the BBC to tie up with one of the celebration- organizers to conduct an open-air free-for-all AIDS debate. A local lawyer and AIDS activist Asim more Miss-Universe-has-praise-for-Bollywood-star-Salman-Khan The reigning Miss Universe finds India's Bollywood star Salman Khan "hot" and thinks he has "an amazing body," a news report said Monday. Zuleyka Rivera, a Puerto Rican, met the Indian star who gave her a ride on his motorbike in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, the Times Of India newspaper reported. "Yeah, I met Salman Khan," the report quoted her as saying. "Well, he is hot for sure." "He has an amazing body and a great sense of humor," said Rivera, who visited India to promote an AIDS awareness campaign. Rivera also said she has never been in love. "But I truly believe in it," she said. "Maybe I will soon find the one for me." 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Meg more -Bollywood-stars-to-rock-during-Ardh-Kumbh-mela  Versatile singers Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan are some of the known Bollywood personalities likely to add their charm to the millennium`s first Ardh Kumbh mela, a sea of spirituality and religion. The month-long Ardh Kumbh, arguably the largest religious tempest in the world, will have a fair presence of Bollywood stars who would perform on different days during the mela. The tent city would appear no less than tinsel town, when these stars lend their resplendence to this unparalleled religious congregation. more |
