On World Health Day, celebrities laud healthcare professionals
ACricketer Harbhajan Singh and wife Geeta Basra sent ration to 5,000 families in Jalandhar during the lockdown.
“By Gods grace, @harbhajan_singh and I are distributing the necessary ration to
5000 families across Jalandhar who struggling to make ends meet during this difficult time... (sic),” tweeted Basra. nil Kapoor refuses to age. At 63, the actor remains a fitness inspiration for many. Even during the lockdown, he is maintaining a strict diet and workout routine to remain in good shape.
“I still follow my daily routine. My trainer Marc Mead is staying with me, so I can’t escape my workout. I am trying to be productive around the house. I make it a point that I workout twice a day and keep myself motivated. In fact, I have been keeping a keen eye on my diet. I feel staying fit is really important,” shares the ageless actor.
Kapoor is also making most of his lockdown time by creating memories with family members, talking of which, he says, “We’re just enjoying spending quality time with each other. It is something we don’t get to do a lot in the course of our normal lives, so this time is really precious. We even celebrated Sunita’s (his wife) birthday. It was an intimate family celebration and was really special and memorable in its own way.”
Today is World Health Day and it comes at a time when doctors and healthcare workers are on the frontline, fighting a pandemic. As the country pins its hope on them to help sail through these tough times, the Bollywood celebrities are not behind in rallying their support.
Expressing his gratitude towards healthcare workers, actor Sidharth Malhotra adds, “Along with doctors, I also thank our police and sanitation workers. They are doing a fabulous job and keeping us safe.”
Actor Rakul Preet Singh outlines concerns over the well-being of frontline workers and says, “We all need to celebrate our entire health department – from pharmacies to doctors. We have been reading things about discriminatory behaviour against them at their places of
Kapoor, who has been a part of Bollywood for over four decades, hopes that everyone comes out safe from the pandemic. “I have always tried to stay positive and that’s what I am doing now. I do miss being on the sets, but I’m hopeful that soon we will all come out of this, stronger and healthier, and can get to doing what we love with even more passion and dedication.” residence and it’s really sad.”
Veteran actor and politician Paresh Rawal minces no words in condemning the attacks on doctors and says, “Doctors are bigger than Gods for me. People pelting stones at them and hitting them is inhumane.”
Actor Rohit Roy also applauds government’s efforts and says, “India, despite all odds, has managed to stay ahead of the world in dealing with
the crisis.”
Emphasising the need of propagating the message of self-isolation, actor Manoj Bajpayee says, “Some people’s mistake can cost a lot of lives. It will keep spreading and we will still be quarantining ourselves at homes.”
And actor Angad Bedi agrees as he says,, “Humans have done a lot ofo damage this planet. Now w it’s time to think for r th environment. L et’ be kind and hav v empathy for one another and for the planet.”
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Day should be ce elebrat all 365 days of the year, fitness enthusiast and actor Adah Sharma urges people to continue with their workout routine to keep immunity intact, amid lockdown.
Hollywood actor Lee Fierro (above, left) died of Covid-19 complications, in the US. The 91-year-old is known for playing Mrs Kintner in the Jaws franchise. According to a report in The Martha’s Vineyard Times, Fierro’s family in Ohio plans a small service. Closer home, Bollywood producer Karim Morani’s daughter Shaza tested positive for Covid-19. Shaza returned from Sri Lanka in the first week of March while her sister Zoa came from Rajasthan on March 15.
I have always tried to stay positive and that’s what I am doing now.
ANIL KAPOOR ACTOR