In times like this where every small gesture is important, many celebrities have come forward to help those in need. Be it feeding dogs or sending labourers back home, here’s what some of our favourite actors did to help those in need.
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
This Kollywood actress has always been vocal about her love for animals, during the lockdown the actress has taken it upon herself to feed numerous stray dogs.
The actress requested her followers to donate to the Save Shakti foundation that will help feed stray animals.
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Samantha Akkineni
The Oh baby actress took to Instagram to thank her Instagram family that hit 10 million followers. To honour the big family, the actress donated to ten different NGOs all with different purposes to help those in need.
Rakul Preet Singh
The actress and her family have been preparing food for over two fifty families living near her home. The actress serves food twice a day and says that she will do so until the situation improves.
Shah Rukh Khan
Actor Shah Rukh Khans production company has announced various initiatives to help those in need during the lockdown.
The actor donated to the PM cares funds, Maharashtra CMs relief fund and various other foundations established to help those in need.
That’s not all, the actor and his wife Gauri Khan have Guggenheim up their personal office space for quarantine purposes.
In these times it’s imp to make everyone around u working tirelessly for u.. not related to u.. perhaps even unknown to u… to feel they are not alone and by themselves. Let’s just make sure we all do our little bit to look after each other. India and all Indians are One Family. https://t.co/LWz4wQGaPe
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 2, 2020
Ajith Kumar
Actor Ajith donated a sum of Rs.1.25 crores to help those in need during the lockdown. The actor donated fifty lakhs to the PM cares fund and the Tamil Nadu CMs fund respectively. In addition to that the actor donated Rs. 25 lakhs towards the welfare society film employees federation of South India.
Vijay
Actor Vijay too donated a sum of Rs.1.30 crores towards the PM cares fund, Tamil Nadu chief minister’s relief fund, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherrys CM relief fund.
The actor also donated Rs.25 lakhs towards FEFSI to improve the livelihood of the daily wage labourers.