Raftaar To Raise Funds For Background Dancers Amid Lockdown
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By P T I
Rapper
Raftaar
has
set
up
a
livestream
as
part
of
his
initiative
Chess
For
Charity
so
as
to
help
raise
funds
for
background
dancers
who
are
left
without
work
due
to
the
lockdown.
The
second
edition
of
the
initiative,
which
Raftaar
started
with
in
collaboration
with
comedian
Samay
Raina,
brings
together
prominent
personalities
from
different
fields,
including
comics
Kenny
Sebastian,
Biswa
K
Rath
and
Tanmay
Bhat,
cricketer
Yuzvendra
Chahal,
dancer
Raghav
Juyal
among
others.
"The
COVID
19
outbreak
has
proved
to
be
a
major
setback
to
millions
financially,
emotionally
and
mentally.
I've
been
a
part
of
the
dance
community
and
very
well
understand
the
problems
they
might
be
facing
due
to
this
lockdown."
"I
wanted
to
help
in
whatever
way
I
could
and
give
back
to
the
community
that
gave
me
my
identity
today," Raftaar
said
in
a
statement.
The
proceeds
raised
from
the
event
will
be
donated
to
Charitable
Trusts
Parivartan,
4Dog'Sake
India
and
Cine
Dancers
Association.
The
31-year-old
rapper
said
a
friend
of
his
from
the
Cine
Dancers
Association
told
him
about
the
concerns
and
setbacks
they
were
facing.
After
that,
he
and
Samay
planned
the
initiative.
"All
of
us
are
in
this
crisis
together
and
it
is
only
humane
to
lend
a
helping
hand
wherever
needed.
Now
is
the
time
to
stand
together,
humans
and
animals
alike," he
added.
Recently,
a
group
of
dancers
came
together
to
appeal
to
the
entertainment
fraternity
for
financial
assistance
as
their
savings
are
running
out.
The
video
featured
a
number
of
backup
dancers,
narrating
how
difficult
it
has
become
for
them
to
survive
amid
the
nation-wide
lockdown
since
March.