100 Hours 100 Stars: A non-stop tribute to Covid-19 warriors
Fever Network, home to radio stations Fever FM, Radio Nasha and Radio One, has kicked off a one-ofits-kind digital carnival, ‘100 Hours, 100 Stars – A NonStop Tribute to COVID warriors’, the largest such initiative by any FM radio station in the world. The event, which began yesterday, features performances by and interviews with 100 celebs – which includes global artistes, Bollywood stars, sports personalities, politicians, authors, standup comics, indie artistes, renowned chefs and spiritual leaders of India, along with Covid-19 warriors and survivors.
As the name suggests, it offers 100 hours of continuous content, to laud the frontline workers who are risking their lives for others in the fight against the disease.
Aimed at generating donations to the PM CARES
FUND, the non-stop activity will also have RJs from all the three radio stations in conversations with the global and Indian stars, from their respective homes.
The celebs include names such as Sonakshi Sinha, Shashi Tharoor, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Kiran Bedi, Bhuvan Bam, Asha Bhosle, Raja Kumari, Sourav Ganguly, Rajdeep Sardesai, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Shaan, Javed Akhtar, Amit Trivedi, Vishwanathan Anand,
Amish Tripathi, Rana Daggubati and Bhaichung Bhutia. The star-studded line-up promises a riot of entertainment for the audience, a much-needed respite in these times.
Ganguly, happy to be part of the initiative, says he didn’t mind the lockdown initially. “I don’t usually get to spend a lot of time at home…for many years, I’ve been travelling very often due to work commitments. These days have given me a chance to spend quality time with my family.”
While singer Benny Dayal misses “human interaction” the most, Shaan wants to do a live performance post lockdown, “even if it’s just for four people”. But, he notes, “A storm has hit us, and at it is only safe indoors.”