Amid
the
nationwide
lockdown
owing
to
the
Novel
Coronavirus,
Sonu
Sood
has
been
arranging
food
and
buses
for
stranded
migrants
to
reach
their
native
places.
Recently,
the
actor
helped
a
pregnant
migrant
woman
reach
her
village
safely
during
the
lockdown.
Touched
by
Sonu's
kind
gesture,
the
lady
named
her
newborn
son
after
him.
While
speaking
with
noted
journalist
and
film
critic
Anupama
Chopra,
the
Simmba
actor
revealed
that
the
woman's
family
called
him
up,
and
informed
him
that
she
has
named
the
baby
Sonu
Sood.
When
he
asked
them
how
could
they
give
their
son
a
different
surname,
he
was
told
that
the
child
would
bear
his
surname
as
his
middle
name.
"I
said,
how
can
it
be
Sonu
Sood
as
you
are
Shrivastav.
It
could
probably
be
Sonu
Shrivastav,
but
she
said,
'Nahi
humney
bachche
ka
naam
Sonu
Sood
Shrivastav
rakha
hai.'
That
was
so
sweet;
I
was
touched," Sonu
told
Anupama
Chopra.
Sonu
also
narrated
an
incident
when
he
came
across
a
group
of
around
8
migrants
who
were
walking
on
the
highway
to
reach
their
village
in
Karnataka.
The
actor
said
that
when
he
learnt
that
they
had
lost
all
hope
of
being
able
to
survive
in
the
city,
he
managed
to
convince
them
to
wait
for
some
time
until
he
can
make
arrangements
for
them
to
reach
home
by
bus.
The
actor
also
shared
his
favourite
memory
from
his
recent
stint
of
helping
out
the
migrants,
and
revealed
that
he
will
always
remember
the
moment
when
they
all
boarded
the
bus,
sang
songs
and
clapped
for
him
while
leaving
for
their
villages.
"I
was
deeply
saddened
to
see
them
walking
with
their
little
children
on
foot.
These
are
the
people
who
built
our
houses,
our
offices,
they
have
laid
the
roads
and
I
feel
that
we
should
not
leave
them
in
such
distress.
I
thought
that
I
have
to
come
forward
to
help
them
and
that
is
why
I
personally
spoke
to
the
governments,
local
as
well
as
state,
and
got
the
arrangements
done," Sonu
was
earlier
quoted
as
saying
by
IANS.
He
further
added,
"I
always
believe
that
expressing
grief
on
social
media
isn't
enough,
it
is
very
important
to
take
some
action.
I
don't
say
that
everyone
should
come
out
for
help
but
I
feel
that
God
has
made
me
his
source
for
helping
them.
At
this
point
these
people
needed
a
token
of
trust,
a
belief
that
there
is
somebody
who
is
there
for
them."
Sonu
revealed
that
he
had
started
this
initiative
with
his
close
friends
and
family,
but
now,
he
has
been
receiving
support
from
volunteers
as
well.
Talking
about
the
safety
precautions,
the
actor
said
that
he
always
keeps
safety
kits
with
him.
Last
month,
Sonu
offered
his
six-storey
hotel
in
Juhu
as
a
residential
facility
to
doctors
and
medical
staff
treating
COVID-19
patients.