Cheat India Poster: Emraan Hashmi is All Set to Take on the Indian Education System
Darpan News Desk IANS, 14 Nov, 2018 12:47 PM
On the occasion of National Education Day on Sunday, actor Emraan Hashmi stressed upon the need of education saying it was the country's backbone.
As Emraan's next film "Cheat India" is about the education system, he took to Instagram to celebrate the day.
"A country's education system is its backbone. Team 'Cheat India' celebrates National Education Day," the 39-year-old wrote along with a short video clip.
November 11 has been celebrated as the National Education Day since 2008.
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