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Entertainment EYE APRIL 30, 2021 | The Indian Eye 38

Bollywood actors lend a helping

hand to people in crisis

Sonu Sood, Arjun Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Akshay

Kumar and Twinkle Khanna lead the effort

Our Bureau line, you feel blessed that you’re

Mumbai being given this opportunity
to make a difference and it’s a
s India reels from a se- need of the hour.
vere attack of Covid-19, In another initiative, Sid-
ABollywood actors are dhant Chaturvedi, who has
finally coming to the aid of or- been finding ways to keep fans
dinary people. While some stars entertained amid the grim
have decided to go abroad, COVID situation, on Wednes-
many are staying back and try- day crooned a song written and
ing to help the ordinary people. composed by him to brighten up
On Thursday, actor and your day. The ‘Gully Boy’ actor
philanthropist Sonu Sood ap- took to his Instagram handle
pealed to the Centre and char- and shared a video in which he
itable organisations to think could be seen strumming a gui-
about the future of the children and others reshared his post, pact.” tar from his house as he sang his
who have lost their parents in appealing to the government The actor shared that he is composition, the lyrics of which
the pandemic. Taking it to In- for the same cause. really happy to have lent a help- he shared in his caption. The
stagram, Sonu Sood shared a Meanwhile, Actor Arjun Ka- ing hand during the crisis. post from the talented star re-
video, appealing to the gov- poor and his sister Anshula Ka- Also giving aid to people is ceived more than 55 thousand
ernment and the charitable or- poor’s online celebrity fundrais- Suniel Shetty who on Wednes- like within a couple of hours af-
ganisations to think about the ing platform, ‘Fankind, has been day became the latest celebri- ter being posted.
future of the children who lost silently working all through the ty to extend help and support It has been reported that
their parents in the pandemic. pandemic to help people across to all those in need during the filmmaker and actor Ajay
Sood, who recently recovered India. The brother-sister duo COVID-19 crisis. Joining an Devgn has been working qui-
from coronavirus, said, “I would raised over Rs. 1 crore and initiative to provide free oxy- etly with the Brihanmumbai
like to request the government, helped over 30,000 people and gen concentrators, the actor Municipal Corporation (BMC)
the state government, central their families in need. took to his Twitter handle and to provide emergency medical
government or whichever insti- The ‘Ishaqzaade’ star said, announced, “We are going facilities for Mumbaikars af-
tutes that are trying to help, that “The pandemic has made us through some testing times, but fected by COVID-19. The actor
there should be a rule that who- stare at an abyss of suffering. a ray of hope in this is the way has joined hands with BMC and
soever has lost family members It has made us all step for- our people have joined hands to Hinduja Hospital to set up ICU
during COVID-19, the educa- ward and help as many people help each other.” (Intensive Care Units).
tion of their kids, from school as possible in our own, unique In a subsequent tweet, he Local newspapers reported
to college, be it in a government way. Anshula and I have tried also urged his followers to seek that BMC has converted Bharat
school or private school, should to contribute through Fankind. help, “This is an appeal to all my Scouts & Guides Hall at Shiva-
be free of cost.” I’m happy that we have helped friends and fans. DM me if you ji Park to a 20-bed COVID-19
Alongside the video that about 30,000 people pan India need help, if you know someone facility with ventilators, oxygen
garnered more than 1 million and raised 1 crore to help aid who needs help, or if you want support and para monitors.
views within a few hours of be- those in crisis.” to contribute and be a part of Devgn has helped by provid-
ing posted, he wrote, “Need to Arjun Kapoor added, “From this mission. Please amplify this ing funds to the organisation
come together for every individ- monthly ration kits to hot meals, as much as you can and help us through his social service wing
ual who has lost a loved one in to cash in hand for migrant help them.” NY Foundations.
this pandemic.” workers, to providing hygiene Speaking about joining the As COVID-19 cases con-
Scores of fellow celebrities kits for COVID-19 prevention, cause Suniel said, “It’s about tinue to surge in the country,
and fans chimed to the com- the initiative has managed to giving back, about doing some- Bollywood star Akshay Kumar
ments section and appreciated touch the lives of many and thing constructive. This is a and his wife and author Twinkle
the star for bringing out the is- hopefully has helped them in a beautiful initiative, thought of Khanna have donated a hun-
sue in public. Many stars like small way to fight the virus and Feed My City and KVN Foun- dred oxygen concentrators to an
Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha its far-reaching devastating im- dation. Somewhere down the organization.

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