Legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar,
actors
Alia
Bhatt
and
Sara
Ali
Khan
have
pledged
to
make
donations
to
combat
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
in
the
country.
Lata
Mangeshkar
announced
on
Twitter
that
she
is
donating
Rs
25
lakh
to
the
Chief
Minister's
Assistance
Fund
as
part
of
her
'duty
to
help
your
government
during
this
difficult
time'.
"I
have
a
humble
request
to
all
that
we
should
help
the
government
as
much
as
possible
in
the
fight
against
the
government," the
veteran
singer
wrote.
Alia
Bhatt
also
pledged
her
contribution
to
the
PM-CARES
Fund
and
the
Chief
Minister's
Relief
Fund
(Maharashtra).
"At
a
time
of
great
difficulty,
while
the
nation
is
in
lockdown,
the
central
and
state
governments
are
working
tirelessly
to
combat
COVID-19.
I
salute
the
efforts
of
all
those
on
the
frontlines
who
are
putting
themselves
at
risk
so
the
rest
of
us
stay
safe,"
she
wrote
in
a
statement
on
Twitter.
Sara
Ali
Khan
also
pledged
an
undisclosed
amount
towards
the
relief
work
in
order
to
combat
COVID-19
spread
in
the
country.
"I
pledge
to
donate
to
the
PM
CARES
Fund
and
the
Chief
Minister's
Relief
Fund
(Maharashtra)...
Every
contribution
counts,
and
solidarity
is
our
only
hope
against
this
pandemic,"
the
Kedarnath
actress
wrote
on
Instagram.
Dressed
like
superhero
Batman
with
a
face
mask,
actor
Ali
Fazal
distributed
food
to
the
ones
in
need.
"We've
collected
some
stuff
to
send
to
Vile
Parle.
Near
number
5
petrol
pump
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
desperate
need
for
food...
Any
others
out
there?
Keep
doing
the
work...
big
or
small
doesn't
matter,"
he
captioned
a
video
of
himself,
wherein
he
can
be
seen
driving
his
car.
The
death
toll
due
to
COVID-19
in
the
country
has
risen
to
47.