India, April 13 -- Actor Lakshmi Manchu held her annual fundraising gala for the NGO Teach For Change in Hyderabad on Saturday. Rhea Chakraborty was the showstopper for the event that also saw Miss India 2020 Manasa Varanasi, Likitha Yalamanchili, Varun Sandesh, Ram Nithin and other actors walk the ramp to raise funds for children's education. (Also Read: Inside Lakshmi Manchu's birthday bash with Sushmita Sen, Rakul Preet Singh, Karan Kundrra. Watch)

"2025 has been the most interesting.in terms of living in Mumbai and travelling for work all over," says Lakshmi, catching up with Hindustan Times about her life, why championing this cause is important to her, finding solace away from home in Mumbai, her upcoming projects including a myste...