SHAH RUKH JOINS FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19

In a series of initiatives, the 54-year-old actor has extended HIS SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT COVID 19

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on April 2 (Thursday) announced a series of initiatives to help the central and state governments in their fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.

The actor has taken the help of his companies - Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation and Red Chillies VFX - to provide support to the governments.

“Given the enormity of the task, my team and I discussed ways to contribute in our own modest way. We have come up with a series of initiatives, which we hope will make a small difference,” he said in a statement posted on the Twitter handle of Red Chillies.

The actor lauded the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of the states, particularly naming Uddhav Thackeray, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, in the fight against the COVID-19.

Shah Rukh said he along with his wife Gauri Khan and business partners Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta will be contributing to the PM-CARES Fund through IPL franchise Kolkata

Knight Riders (KKR).

Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations or the PM-CARES Fund was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat health contingencies like the Coronavirus. Shah Rukh and Gauri will also making a donation to the Maharashtra CM’S Relief Fund through their film banner Red Chillies Entertainment.

The KKR franchise and his NGO Meer Foundation will work with the Maharashtra and West Bengal governments for the supply of 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE) for the healthcare professionals, whom

Shah Rukh called the

“real heroes” of the battle against COVID-19.

Meer Foundation has also tied up with Ek

Saath - The Earth to provide daily food requirements to over 5500 families for at least a month in Mumbai.

In association with

Roti Foundation, Shah

Rukh’s NGO will provide

3 lakh meal kits to 10,000 to underprivileged people and daily wage labourers daily for at least a month in Mumbai.

Meer Foundation has joined hands with Working People’s Charter to provide basic essentials and grocery items for at least a month to over 2500 daily wage workers in Delhi.

The actor said the Meer Foundation will also be providing support to 100 acid attack victims in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttarakhand.

Shah Rukh said in the current times, everybody must come together and support each other.

‘Given the enormity of the task, my team and I discussed ways to contribute in our own modest way,’ said Shah Rukh Khan