28012024-LSTL-01.qxd 27-01-2024 22:41 Page 1 c m y b DREW CATFISHED ON DATING APP Drew Barrymore was tricked into thinking she was chatting to a footballer on a dating app. The 48year-old actress split from Will Kopelman in 2016 after four years of marriage and has been single ever since. She was left unsure what to make of the situation when it turned out the man was actually a musician. TRIBUNE Life SOMY ALI ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING Colour blue for SOLIDARITY Surbhi Chandna sings for beau Karan Sharma in wedding teaser! Actress Surbhi Chandna is all set to get married to her longtime beau Karan Sharma. The couple has been together for over 13 years now. The teaser of their ‘Save The Date’ is adorable! Surbhi has recorded a special song for beau Karan that was played in the teaser. Surbhi sang the song Kahani Suno, marking their 13 years of commitment and their love story over the years. But what makes it more special is the fact that the lyrics of the song are written by Karan himself. Their wedding will take place March 1 and 2 in Jaipur. On a song January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Somy Ali, who runs a US-based NGO called No More Tears and helps victims of human trafficking, domestic, violence and rape, says that people unite this month to take a stand against this evil. “Human Trafficking Awareness Month is designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role they can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking. Since 2010, the US federal government has designated the month of January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The colour blue is internationally recognised as the universal colour for human trafficking prevention. Countless people wear blue in January to show their solidarity to take a stand against this modern day slavery. The symbol for human trafficking awareness is a blue heart,” she says. She adds, “Human trafficking is the largest growing criminal enterprise in the world and it has become over a billion-dollar industry, even surpassing the weapons trade and the drug trade industry. You can sell cocaine once, but you can sell a five-year-old girl for sex for countless years. The issue is that people are not educated on this rapidly spreading pandemic which impacts everyone. It does not matter what your economical status, class, affluence, religion, or your ethnicity is because traffickers are looking to supply and there is a great deal of demand when it comes to sex and labour trafficking. People are oblivious to the prevalence of this issue and even if they are made aware, they assume it’s a third world issue.” She adds, “We have the most heinous crimes committed against human beings related to trafficking and the demand is the younger the better. It’s nonstop and growing due to the sickening demand from not only men, but also women who abuse the trafficked children and adults. We rescue them with the help of law enforcement and the first thing we do is to provide them with therapy.” c m y b It’s a wrap American singer-songwriter and actor Ariana Grande has finally wrapped shooting for the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked and for her, it was indeed a memorable experience. LUDHIANA | SUNDAY | 28 JANUARY 2024 A deadly gunshot & consequences Viewers are in for an unexpected twist as Pushpa devises a plan with the police to trap Guru Bhasin. However, things take a dramatic turn when Rashi (Deshna Dugad) interrupts Pushpa’s undercover operation. Amidst the chaos that ensues a gunshot is fired, and the fate of Pushpa and Dilip becomes uncertain. The upcoming episodes promise a gripping storyline as the family deals with the aftermath of this shocking turn of events, and someone’s life hangs in the balance in Sony SAB’s Pushpa Impossible. Karuna Pandey, who essays the role of Pushpa, said, “This particular storyline sums up Pushpa’s character perfectly. Despite Dilip’s hurtful past behaviour and mistakes, Pushpa rises above her personal feelings to protect him and makes a plan to catch Guru Bhasin. But as the events unfold, and a gunshot is fired, it is unclear whose fate has met with a tragedy. Viewers can expect a rollercoaster of emotional and dramatic moments that will keep them on the edge of their seats, guessing what happens next.”
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