Ajay Devgan, Mugdha Godse, and Fardeen Khan Flag off ‘Lavasa Women’s Drive Rally’

Lavasa Corporation Ltd. had a bright sunny day for their rally ‘Lavasa Women’s Drive’ on Sunday. The company’s hope was to raise awareness for the cause of women’s cancer. Any funds that were raised were donated to the Women’s Cancer Initiative of Tata Memorial Hospital.

A few stars came out to show their support and flag off the rally. Originally it was said that Bipasha Basu was supposed to be one of the celebrities. However, the day of the rally found Ajay Devgan, Mugdha Godse, Fardeen Khan taking the reins. Some other appearances included Gul Panag, Diana Hayden, Pooja Bedi, VJ Sophie Choudary, socialite Devika Bhojwani and fashion designer Shaina NC.

As the cars came across the finish line at the ‘Lavasa Women’s Drive’, they were welcomed by special foot and head massage offered to all women participants in the rally, exclusive food stalls, bangle and bead makers and cut outs for exclusive photo opportunities. While all of the celebrations went on; a live DJ provided entertainment through games and music. There was even a lunch organized at the newly opened four star ITC hotel at Lavasa called the Fortune Select Dasve.

The Senior Vice President of Marketing for Lavasa Corporation Limited, Anuradha Paraskar said of the event “We are proud to host the Lavasa Women’s Drive which saw hordes of women participants get behind wheels for a cause. The woman of today is smart, intelligent and ever willing to take on new challenges in life. A car rally to the beautiful hill city of Lavasa amply brings out this spirit of the modern woman. We salute this spirit which also brought out the softer side of the woman that supported the cause of creating awareness about the need of early detection of cancer.”

We want you to check out the pictures of all the fun that went on for this important cause. It was truly a successful day. Let us know your thoughts and opinions.

Source:- Desilahore.com

Padma Shri for Akshay, Aishwarya

Padma Shri for Akshay, Aishwarya

2009 may not have begun on a good note for Akshay Kumar, what with the debacle of Chandni Chowk To China (CC2C), but Republic Day (Jan 26) brought in some good news for the superstar. Akshay Kumar was awarded the Padma Shri by the Govt. of India for his contribution to cinema.

Apart from Akshay, Aishwarya Bachchan was also the proud recipient of the Padma Shri, regarded as one of the top civilian honours in the country.

Akshay Kumar may not have won many awards in his illustrious career but this honour coming from the Govt. of India surely means a lot to the 'Kinng' of Bollywood. As for Aishwarya, she has made the entire Bachchan parivar proud with this achievement. After Shri. Harivanshrai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan and jaya bachchan, Aishwarya becomes the 4th family member of the Bachchan parivar to receive the Padma Shri.

Besides Akshay and Ash, veteran actress and dancing queen of yesteryears Helen was also bestowed with the Padma Shri for her contribution to art and cinema.

From the field of music, playback singers Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan, Ghazal singer Penaaz Masani and music composer Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar also made it to the list of Padma Shri awardees this year.

Source:- entertainment.oneindia.in