The rise of the heroes
AMITABH BACHCHAN: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest celebrity to offer help to people amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In his blog, he shared that he has managed to set up 250 to 450 bed at the Rakabganj Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management committee President Manjinder Singh Sirsa revealed that the actor has also contributed Rs 2 crore for the Covid-Care facility at the gurdwara. Bachchan also arranged 20 ventilators for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
ANUSHKA SHARMA – VIRAT KOHLI: As India fight against the second Covid-19 wave, celebrity couple Anushka Sharma pitched in to provide their aid to the needy. The two have started a fundraiser campaign #InThisTogether, with Ketto for COVID-19 relief support in the country. They donated Rs 2 crore and urged everyone to donate.
Link of the fundraiser: https:// www.ketto.org/fundraiser/inthistogether
AYUSHMANN KHURRANA – TAHIRA KASHYAP: In order to lend their support to Covid-19 victims, actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife, author Tahira Kashyap contributed to the Maharashtra Chief Minister ’s relief fund. “We have been constantly doing our bit to help as many people as possible and have now contributed to the Maharashtra Chief Minister ’s Relief Fund in this hour of need. This is the time when we should come together as a community and care for each other,” Ayushmann said.
SALMAN KHAN: Superstar Salman Khan, who is awaiting the release of his forthcoming film, Radhe: Your Most Wan te dB hai, has decided to use the movie's revenues from towards providing support to COVID-19 relief work across India. Not only this, he has decided to offer monetary help to 25,000 daily wage workers of the film industry.
RANDEEP HOODA: Actor Randeep Hooda has joined Khalsa Aid’s efforts to fund oxygen concentrators.
He even urged his social media followers to donate for oxygen concentrators as India is facing extreme shortage of medical oxygen and other resources.
Link of Khalsa Aid’s fundraiser: https://www.impactguru.com/fundrais er/help-khalsa-aid
JOHN ABRAHAM: Actor John Abraham has handed over his social media accounts to several NGOS who have been helping people amid the pandemic.
The NGOs have been using Dhoom actor ’s account to post Covid-19 related information and accommodate medical facilities to people in dire need.
PRIYANKA CHOPRA-NICK JONAS: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is not in India but she has been trying her best to help her countrymen to fight against Covid. She and her husband Nick Jonas have joined hands with the Give India Foundation to set up a fundraiser to help the Covid-19 victims. The two have managed to raise over Rs 6 crore to date.
Link of Priyanka, Nick’s fundraiser: https: //fundraisers.giveindia.org/fundraisers/togetherfor india-stop-the-spread-help-india-fight-covid-19
AKSHAY KUMAR – TWINKLE KHANNA: Star couple Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna have donated 100 oxygen concentrators. Akshay had even donated a sum of Rs 1 crore to former cricketer-turnedpolitician Gautam Gambhir’s foundation (Gautam Gambhir Foundation) for the Covid victims.
ROHIT SHETTY: Before starting shooting for KhatronKeKhiladi in South Africa, filmmaker Rohit Shetty extended his help to the Covid-19 relief by donating 250 hospital beds to Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre in Delhi.
YASH RAJ FILMS: Production house Yash Raj Films has taken the responsibility to vaccinate almost 30,000 registered members of the film industry. The banner, which is led by Aditya Chopra, has also launched the Yash
Chopra Saathi Initiative, which aims to provide financial support to thousands to the workers of film industry. The Yash Raj foundation will oversee direct benefit transfers of Rs 5000 to women and senior citizens in the industry as well as distribute ration kids to workers for a month. They have partnered with NGO Youth Feed India for the same.
BHUMI PEDNEKAR: Actress Bhumi Pednekar has been consistently using her social media platforms to help people out there. She has created a highlight on her Instagram profile, wherein she is identifying resources to enable facilitation and access to medical supplies, plasma requests and donors as the case may be.
Link of Bhumi Pednekar ’s Covid-19 resources Instagram highlights: https://instagram.com/bhumipedne kar?igshid=sw1wa3p8zpbd
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has launched her foundation, You Only Live Once, to help the needy during these trying times. In collaboration with NGO, Roti Bank, in Mumbai, Jacqueline recently prepared and distributed meals to those in need. (Please note that this list is indicative and not exhaust ive)