The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the planet right down to its knees. Not only developing countries like India, even the developed nations just like the US are struggling to stay up with the speed at which the deadly disease is spreading. Moreover, there’s a transparent shortage of basic medical equipment like masks, sanitisers and hazmat suits that the doctors fighting the pandemic on the front lines require.

Given the trying times we are in, several renowned personalities from the Indian movie industry have come to the fore to assist those in need. The donations, both monetary and otherwise, seek to bring the much-needed relief to those struggling to repeat with the crisis.

Here’s a comprehensive list of actors and famous personalities from India and therefore the US, who are playing good samaritans and helping their countrymen fight the pandemic.

Hrithik Roshan

The ‘War’ actor was one among the primary celebrities to intensify for those in need and make a big contribution to assist fight the crisis. because the number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the 600-mark, Roshan sent out a tweet, announcing that he had procured N95 and FFP3 masks for the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) workers and other caretakers.

The move was welcomed and lauded by netizens everywhere the country. The 46-year-old star also sent out a tweet, thanking Aaditya Thackeray, son of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, for giving him a chance to assist curb the spread of the pandemic.

Hema Malini

In addition to actors, people’s representatives, cutting across the party lines also did their bit and made significant donations for Covid-19 relief.

Veteran actress, Hema Malini, who is additionally the BJP MP from Mathura, released a whopping amount of Rs 1 crore from the MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds for countering the virus.

Sunny Deol

Actor-politician Sunny Deol, who is understood for his popular roles in films like ‘Gadar- Ek Prem Katha’ and ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’, announced a donation of Rs 50 lakh from his MPLADS fund.

The Gurdaspur MP will use the funds for purchasing necessary medical equipment needed to fight the virus.

  “I am withdrawing Rs 50 lakh from MPLADS fund so Gurdaspur doesn’t need to face difficulty fighting this pandemic,” Deol wrote on Twitter.

Rajinikanth

As B-Town celebs pledged to assist the countrymen in times of crisis, the superstars from South also rallied behind to assist the needy. South mega star Rajinikanth came to the rescue of these worst hit by the pandemic, by donating Rs 50 lakh to the daily wage workers of the South movie industry .

The actor had donated the quantity to the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) Union workers who were facing a shutdown thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.

The South movie industry , very similar to B-Town, was facing losses and was given a hand by Rajini.

Prabhas


Following in Rajinikanth’s footsteps, Prabhas too made a big donation to the needy. 

 As per a PTI report, the ‘Baahubali’ star donated a whopping Rs 4 crore towards Covid-19 relief.

Out of the donation amount, the ‘Saaho’ star pledged Rs 3 crore to the Prime Minister's relief fund and Rs 50 lakh each to 
Chief Minister's relief fund of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Kapil Sharma


Comedian Kapil Sharma, too, stood up for the state and donated a sum of Rs 50 lakh to the Prime Minister Relief Fund to assist fight coronavirus within the country.

The star of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ made the announcement via a tweet, where he urged his fellow Indians to face up, and fight the pandemic.

"It's time to face along side those who need us. Contributing Rs 50 lakhs to the PM relief fund towards the corona. 

Angelina Jolie
Hollywood star and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie, donated $ 1 million each to assist relief efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jolie is contributing to the No Kid Hungry organisation to stay underprivileged children from going hungry during the Covid-19 outbreak.


Rihanna


Continuing to lend a hand during the coronavirus pandemic, singer Rihanna donated protective equipment to ny state's overloaded hospitals.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took to Twitter on Friday, thanking the ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker and her foundation on behalf of the state for providing the supplies that are desperately needed for medical professionals.


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