Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
Makes
India
Proud
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
will
be
the
first
female
actor
to
hoist
the
tricolour
at
the
annually
held
flag
hoisting
ceremony,
which
has
been
a
special
segment
of
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
(IFFM)
2017.
Note
Down
The
Date
The
43-year-old
star
will
attend
the
opening
weekend
of
this
year's
festival
and
also
hoist
the
Indian
national
flag
at
the
iconic
Federation
Square
building
on
August
12
to
mark
the
70th
Indian
Independence
Day
celebrations.
We
Are
Super
Excited
"Aishwarya
will
be
also
walk
the
red
carpet
as
a
special
guest
at
the
star-studded
awards
night
to
be
held
on
August
11
at
Melbourne's
Recital
Centre."
IFFM
Proud
To
Have
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
"IFFM
is
proud
to
welcome
one
of
India's
most
loved
and
iconic
actors
-
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
-
to
the
festival
and
look
forward
to
celebrating
Indian
cinema
in
Australia,"
Mitu
Bhowmick-Lange,
festival
director,
said.
On
The
Other
Side,
Jaya
Also
Makes
The
Family
Proud
Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
says
it
is
a
‘proud'
moment
for
his
family
as
his
wife
politician-actress
Jaya
Bachchan
bagged
the
Best
Parliamentarian
award.
Big
B’s
Tweet
On
Jaya
Bachchan
He
tweeted,
"Best
Parliamentarian
Award
to
Jaya.
A
proud
moment
for
all
of
us
in
the
family,"
Amitabh
captioned
the
image.
Awww!
He
added,
"Jaya
gets
the
Best
Parliamentarian
Award
today.
A
moment
of
great
pride
for
us
all.
our
gratitude
to
them
that
wish!"
Big
B
Also
Wrote
A
Blog
On
Jaya’s
Achievement
The
thespian
also
took
to
his
blog,
where
he
expressed
that
his
wife
proved
her
worth
in
the
Indian
Parliament.
Big
B
Beams
With
Pride
"Quietly
and
with
great
dignity
Jaya
has
won
the
Best
Parliamentarian
award
today
and
it
could
not
have
been
a
prouder
moment
for
us
all
in
the
family."
Jaya
Has
Proved
Her
Worth:
Big
B
"Committed,
participatory
and
with
an
enviable
attendance
record,
she
has
proved
her
worth
in
the
annals
of
the
seat
of
democracy
-
the
Indian
Parliament!"
he
wrote.