Bollywood’s Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth donate for coronavirus

Indian stars, who are idolised by millions worldwide, are proving to be real-life superheroes as they pledge financial help to off-set the damages triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 28, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a fund-raising drive called the ‘PM-Cares relief fund’, urging those who are privileged and with deep-pockets to help those suffering from Covid-19 aftermath. Here’s a round up of the stars who came forward and loosened their deep-pocketed purse strings for greater good and to battle the Covid-19 damages:

Akshay Kumar: The self-made Bollywood billionaire on Saturday took to Twitter announcing that he will contribute a whopping Rs250 million to PM Narendra Modi’s relief fund. His contribution seems to be the maximum among the clutch of actors who have robustly participated in the PM’s fund raiser. “This is that time when all that matters is the lives of our people,” his post read. His wife and author Twinkle Khanna was quick to appreciate him. “The man makes me proud. When I asked him if he was sure as it was such a massive amount and we needed to liquidate funds, he just said, ‘I had nothing when I started and now that I am in this position, how can I hold back from doing whatever I can for those who have nothing.’

Varun Dhawan: The Street Dancer actor promised to contribute Rs3 million to the PM Care Fund tweeting: “We will overcome this. Desh Hai To Hum Hai [If there’s a country, then there is us].

Allu Arjun: The South Indian actor promised to donate Rs12.5 million to Telengana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to fight against coronavirus. He also appealed to the public to stay hygienic and practice self isolation.

Hrithik Roshan: The ‘War’ actor has been posting relentlessly on ways to battle the coronavirus outbreaking by urging his fans to stay indoors to prevent the spread. He also procured N95 and FFP3 masks for municipal workers in Mumbai.

Rajinikanth: The South Indian actor, who made his television debut this week with ‘Into The Wild With Bear Grylls’, has donated Rs5 million for relief work.

Prabhas: The soft-spoken actor Prabhas put forward Rs40 million towards the COVID-19 relief fund.

Bhushan Kumar: T-Series head honcho has pledged to donate Rs.11crores to PM relief fund. “Today, we are all at a really crucial stage and it’s extremely important to do all we can to help. I, along with my entire @TSeries family pledge to donate Rs110 million to the PM-CARES Fund. We can and will fight this together, Jai Hind,” tweeted Kumar.