A host of celebrities, including producer Bhushan Kumar and actor Sonam Kapoor, have joined their Bollywood peers in pledging money to various relief funds aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic.
Bhushan, who heads the Bollywood film studio T-Series, said he will be donating a sum of Rs 11 crores to PM-CARES Fund, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat health contingencies like the coronavirus
Sharing the same tweet from CMO Maharashtra, Sonam wrote, "This is an excellent initiative. And I will be donating."
South superstar Mahesh Babu tweeted on Saturday that since the lockdown situation adversely impacts the lives of daily wage cine workers. He said he will be contributing Rs 25 lakhs "towards Corona crisis charity for TFI workers."