After Akshay Kumar, Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kartik Aaryan, Rajkummar Rao now Shah Rukh Khan has also extended his support and donated to seven charitable organisations to fight Coronavirus.
SRK took to his Twitter to make the announcement, 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. 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 his 20-20 cricket series team.
Shah Rukh Khan donates an undisclosed amount
The tweet read, “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. Stay Safe Stay Healthy and don’t forget to pray.(sic)”
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
Along with the tweet, his production team has also shared an official statement on the same where Shah Rukh Khan said: “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. The efforts of our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji coupled with the efforts of the Chief Ministers, Shri Uddhav Thackeray ji, Smt Mamata Banerjee, Shri Arvind Kejriwal and all other states and Union Territories leaders have been commendable in fighting this pandemic. We have initially focused our efforts on the three cities – Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi with the realization that this is a start and we stand ready to contribute in whichever way possible going forward”
Read also:
Shah Rukh Khan receives an unexpected gift from paps at Kaamyaab screening, watch
Meanwhile, several Bollywood celebs such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Hema Malini, Rajinikanth, and few others have also made the donations for India’s fight against COVID-19. Varun Dhawan as well, made a donation of 55 Lakhs total between PM-CARES Fund and CM Relief Fund.