Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta has gone one step further than celebrity mum of six Angelina Jolie by adopting 34 orphans.
The Bollywood star has gone for the conditional adoption of the girls from the Mother Miracle school in Rishikesh.
Preity said: "It’s true. I’ve adopted these 34 girls. I’ll be looking after their entire upbringing from education to food, clothes, etc. You’ve no idea how wonderful it feels to hear the excited chatter of all those girls together as they welcome you into their lives. Believe you me, it’s the best birthday song I’ve ever heard."
She added that she intends to be hands on with the children, saying: "Those are my children now, my responsibility. I’ll be constantly connected with them and I’ll visit them in Rishikesh twice a year."
"For a while now I’ve been thinking of what to do to help the less privileged classes specially the girl child. The horrors of foeticide and rampant child abuse are not just screaming news headlines for me. They’re voices that scream from inside me.
"And I had to listen to them. These 34 girls are just a beginning. I plan to adopt a couple more every year during my birthday. I can’t think of a better gift to myself."
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