Akshay Kumar To Provide 3600 Dancers With A Month’s Ration Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The film production has been put to a halt for the second time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Akshay Kumar has now joined hands with Ganesh Acharya through his foundation to donate a month's ration to 3600 dancers
The
film
production
has
been
put
to
a
halt
for
the
second
time
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
With
filming
for
all
shows
and
films
on
hold,
the
crew
members
have
been
suffering
from
no
source
of
earnings
including
dancers,
lightmen,
spot
boys,
and
other
utility
workers.
However,
Akshay
Kumar
has
now
joined
hands
with
Ganesh
Acharya
through
his
foundation
to
donate
a
month's
ration
to
3600
junior
dancers
of
the
film
industry.
A
recent
report
revealed
that
Ganesh
Acharya
asked
Akshay
Kumar
to
donate
monthly
rations
to
dancers
as
his
50th
birthday
gift.
Akshay
agreed
and
decided
to
donate
monthly
rations
through
the
Ganesh
Acharya
Foundation.
Ganesh
Acharya
opened
up
about
Akshay's
contribution
and
told
Bombay
Times,
"Akshay
has
really
been
kind.
It
was
my
50th
birthday
yesterday.
He
asked
me
what
present
I
would
like
for
the
occasion
and
I
asked
him
if
he
could
help
1600
junior
choreographers
and
aged
dancers
and
about
2000
background
dancers
with
a
month's
ration.
He
readily
agreed."
The
foundation
is
looked
after
by
Ganesh's
wife,
who
contributes
her
time
and
efforts
to
make
sure
that
the
distribution
of
the
food
takes
place
under
COVID
19
protocols.
Acharya
further
explained
how
the
foundation
works
with
the
dancers.
He
said,
"The
dancers
and
choreographers
whose
details
are
registered
with
us
get
either
the
money
to
afford
the
basics
or
a
kit
that
contains
the
basic
essentials
to
feed
a
small
family
unit
for
a
month
-
the
decision
is
theirs.
We
have
had
a
system
in
place
for
a
year
now
and
our
logistics
are
very
neatly
planned
to
ensure
no
one
puts
themselves
in
any
trouble."
On
the
work
front,
Akshay
Kumar
has
several
films
awaiting
release
since
2020
including
Sooryavanshi.
He
will
also
be
seen
in
Bell
Bottom,
Prithviraj,
Atrangi
Re,
Bachchan
Pandey,
and
Ram
Setu.