Bachchans in Daulatpur for Aishwarya’s ‘pathshala’

Traditionally dressed in red saree, the glamorous Bachchan ‘bahu’ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan accompanied with the entire Bachchan family performed the ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ ceremony of girl’s inter-college at Daulatpur village in Uttar Pradesh named after her. People rushed to catch a glimpse of the hottest family in Bollywood, when Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan descended on the village for the foundation stone laying ceremony of `Srimati Aishwarya Bachchan Kanya Mahavidyalaya’. The ceremony was also attended by third front political bigwigs, senior Samajwadi Party leaders including Amar Singh and MP Jaya Prada. The date had been especially chosen by the Bachchan family because it also marks the birthday of Bachchans` closest family friend, Bhai Amar Singh. The ceremony was to start from 11 but got delayed for 2 hours. The Bachchans had flown from Lucknow for laying the foundation stone of girl’s inter-college at Daulatpur village, the first in the area. They said that they are extremely concerned about female education in the country. Amitabh Bachchan also ensured that the two abandoned sisters from Patna he had adopted get to study there. The two sisters, Anjali and Rimjhim, who were abandoned by their parents in a private boarding school, came from Muzaffarpur to Barabanki to meet their new mentor, Amitabh Bachchan. The two sisters have been given free admission in the institution and Amitabh has donated 10lakhs for their upbringing. TDP leader and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, INLD leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah also attended the ceremony. Addressing the huge crowd, a visibly pleased Aishwarya profusely thanked her family members for naming the school after her. She said that it was a being honour for her.