IPL 2012 in photos .....

IPL 2012 kicked off with the usual mix of colour, drama, cricket and entertainment. Here Doug Bollinger gives popstar Katy Perry a lesson in batting at the opening ceremony. Chennai, March 3, 2012

Ajinkya Rahane, who was one of the batsmen of the tournament, helped Rajasthan shock Bangalore at home with 103 off 60 balls. Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2012, Bangalore, April 15, 2012

MS Dhoni hit several memorable sixes in the tournament - from a helicopter shot off Lasith Malinga in the eliminator, to the biggest six of the tournament (a 112-metre loft over long-on). This particular straight hit off Marlon Samuels went out of Chepauk. Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors, IPL, Chennai, April 19, 2012

Kevin Pietersen scored his maiden Twenty20 hundred, a seemly 103 not out off 64. Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers, IPL, Delhi, April 19, 2012

Sourav Ganguly provided one of the moments of the IPL, when he bowled Kevin Pietersen with his first ball of the tournament. His celebratory sprint that followed was a throwback to his intense days as India captain. Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors, IPL 2012, Delhi, April 21, 2012

Yuvraj Singh had a bat for the first time after completing his cancer treatment, to the delight of his fans - he showed up at the nets during Pune's home game against Deccan. Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers, IPL, Pune, April 26, 2012

Dale Steyn appeared quite bored with the batsmen's easy surrender. Here he has a yawn after destroying Richard Levi's stumps, first ball. Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers, IPL, Mumbai, April 29, 2012

Steven Smith makes a spectacular save on the boundary. His IPL was strewn with superman-like fielding. Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors, IPL, Kolkata, May 5, 2012

In his first game of the season, Dwayne Smith pulled off a heist - he thumped 14 off the last three deliveries of Mumbai's chase, against Ben Hilfenhaus, to propel them to a thrilling last-ball victory over Chennai. Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2012, Mumbai, May 6, 2012

More than ever before, peopled thronged the IPL. It was not uncommon to see the whole family at the cricket. Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai, IPL, May 9, 2012

David Warner blitzed Deccan with a knock of 109 off 54 - his second IPL ton. Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, Hyderabad, May 10, 2012

Rohit Sharma's 109 not out off 60 balls against Kolkata was one of the innings of the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Kolkata, May 12, 2012

Rajasthan's little-known Ajit Chandila was the season's only hat-trick man. His were not cheap wickets either: he claimed Jesse Ryder, Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa. Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors, IPL, Jaipur, May 13, 2012

IPL 2012 was not without its share of controversy. Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Mumbai, May 16, 2012

The Virat Kohli-Chris Gayle partnership came good once more for Bangalore; they added 204 against Delhi, which is the second-best stand in all Twenty20 cricket. Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2012, Delhi

Steyn was in red-hot form against Bangalore and knocked them out of contention for the playoffs. Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL, Hyderabad, May 20, 2012

Kolkata might have eased to a win against Delhi in the first qualifier, but that was not reason enough to sour familial relations. Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st qualifier, IPL 2012, Pune, May 22, 2012

In the eliminator, Chennai and Dwayne Bravo gave Kieron Pollard and Mumbai a send-off. Chennai , Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, Eliminator, IPL 2012, Bangalore, May 23, 2012

M Vijay was all pumped up for the second qualifier; his second IPL century helped Chennai brush aside Delhi. Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, 2nd eliminator, IPL 2012, Chennai, May 25, 2012

In a match befitting the final Manoj Tiwary sealed victory with a couple of boundaries in the final over, as Kolkata chased down 191 against Chennai. Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2012, final, Chennai, May 27, 2012

Sunil Narine, the Player of the Tournament, was the toast of his team-mates during the post-match revelry. Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2012, final, Chennai, May 27, 2012

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How educated are our Bollywood celebrities?

She is one of the most famous women in the world – and one of the prettiest too. But the fact remains - Aishwarya is a college dropout. Aishwarya studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School in Mumbai, and then went to Jai Hind college for a year. She switched to Raheja college to study Architecture, but left it midway to pursue a career in modelling.

Abhishek Bachchan did his schooling at Modern School in New Delhi and then went on to study at Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai. After school he attended Aiglon College in Switzerland. Abhishek dropped out from Boston University before taking up acting.

Unlike Abhishek, his dad Amitabh Bachchan has degrees in Art and Science

For Anushka, it was the Army School and then Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. She was picked up by designer Wendell Rodrick to model for Fashion Week.

Surprisingly Mr Perfectionist, Aamir Khan was never a good student. He was more into sports and dramatics while he was studying. He was so hooked to acting that he did not pursue studies beyond his class 12.

Priyanka's cousin Parineeti did her schooling from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala. She later joined Manchester Business School, UK to study Finance and Economics. Due to recession, she came back Mumbai and joined as a Marketing & PR consultant at Yash Raj Films since 2009 until she auditioned for movie roles and bagged Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and Ishaqzaade.

Arjun Kapoor who makes his debut with Ishaqzaade is an alumini of Asian Academy of Film and Television.

bipasha did her schooling from Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir in Kolkata, she did commerce for in 12th and had plans to be a chartered accountant, but modeling happened and later Bollywood.

Hrithik studied at Bombay Scottish School and then went on to graduate in Commerce from Sydenham College.

Deepika did her schooling at Sophia High School and later joined Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. However she gave up studies for modelling and acting.

Shah Rukh Khan: SRK did his schooling at St Columbia School in New Delhi and we hear he won the 'sword of honour' for representing the 'spirit of the school'. He was an all rounder – good at academics, sports and arts. He did his honors in Economics and joined Jamia Milia Islamia for Masters in Mass Communications, and then dropped out to pursue a career in acting.

Kareena Kapoor did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee in Mumbai, then Welham in Dehradun. She read Commerce for two years in Mithibai College in Mumbai. She did a year of Law school before deciding to take up acting as a career.

Karisma dropped out of school after her sixth standard and started acting at a tender age.

Imran Khan studied at Bombay Scottish School before he went off to Ootty to study. After school he was enrolled at St Xavier's where he met his wife Avantika. He has also

Katrina has travelled all over the world. And she started modeling at a very young age. She has not really had much of a chance to study.

Salman Khan: Bollywood's bad boy Salman Khan never finished college. He along with his brothers studied at the Scindia School in Gawlior and St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai.

Priyanka Chopra studied at La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow as a young girl. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. where she studied in Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and then in John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She returned to India and finished her high school at Army Public School in Bareilly. She registered for her college studies at Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Priyanka wanted to be a software engineer or a criminal psychologist, but, winning the Miss World title opened up a career in movies instead.

While growing up, Kangna wanted to be a doctor. Her favourite subject at school was science. But later on, she moved to Delhi and joined a theatre group.

John Abraham is not just a handsome hunk. He has He studied economics at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and got his MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET)

Sonakshi Sinha completed her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai and graduated in fashion designing from SNDT University.

Ranbir Kapoor started his education at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai and went Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York to learn method acting before entering Bollywood

Vidya Balan did her schooling at St Anthony Girls' High School in Chembur, Mumbai, and later attended St Xavier's College where she majored in Sociology.

Saif Ali Khan studied at the Lawrence School Sanawar and later attended Lockers Park School in Hertfordshire. He followed in his father's footsteps by attending Winchester College, an independent school for boys in the UK.

Sonam did her schooling at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate.

Shahid Kapoor did his studies at Gyan Bharati School in New Delhi before moving to Rajhans Vidyalaya in Mumbai.

Ameesha Pated studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and was head girl for the academic year 1992–1993 before heading overseas to study Economics at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She began her career as an economic analyst at Khandwala Securities Limited after graduation before doing advertisement campaigns

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