Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
the
producer
of
his
upcoming
movie
Chehre
Anand
Pandit
have
funded
a
COVID-19
centre
in
Ritambhara
Vishva
Vidyapeeth
in
Juhu,
Mumbai.
The
centre
has
started
functioning
from
today
(May
18
2021).
The
superstar
has
funded
the
basic
infrastructure
and
equipment
for
the
centre.
Reports
say
the
COVID-19
centre
has
been
provided
with
a
25
bed-capacity
and
oxygen
availability
by
Amitabh
Bachchan.
According
to
a
news
report
in
Firstpost,
Anand
Pandit
revealed
about
the
centre
in
a
statement.
"After
a
trial
run,
the
centre
was
up
and
running
by
10
am
on
Tuesday,
18
May.
Bachchan
has
donated
the
facility
and
infrastructure
for
the
facility.
All
necessary
permissions
have
been
granted
by
the
BMC,"
he
said.
Producer
Anand
Pandit
has
also
set
up
a
COVID-19
centre
in
Dadar
in
Mumbai
along
with
actor
Ajay
Devgn
and
is
now
looking
forward
to
setting
up
another
centre
in
Borivali
in
the
city's
suburbs.
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Anand
Pandit
had
postponed
the
release
of
their
movie
Chehre
owing
to
the
COVID-19
second
wave.
The
superstar
had
earlier
also
mentioned
the
same
on
his
blog.
The
Gulabo
Sitabo
actor
had
revealed
that
the
COVID-19
facility
should
be
running
smoothly
from
Tuesday,
considering
the
after-effects
of
the
recent
Cyclone
Tauktae
that
hit
the
Mumbai
coast.
Not
only
this,
but
Bachchan
has
also
donated
Rs
2
crore
to
the
Sri
Guru
Tegh
Bahadur
COVID-19
Care
Centre.
Akali
Dal
spokesperson
Manjinder
Singh
Sirsa
had
taken
to
his
social
media
handle
to
offer
his
gratitude
to
the
actor,
while
sharing
a
picture
of
Big
B
along
with
some
photos
of
the
COVID-19
centre
facility.
He
had
captioned
the
same
stating,
"Sikhs
are
Legendary
सिखों
की
सेवा
को
सलाम"
These
were
the
words
of
@SrBachchan
Ji
when
he
contributed
₹2
Cr
to
Sri
Guru
Tegh
Bahadur
Covid
Care
Facility.
While
Delhi
was
grappling
for
Oxygen,
Amitabh
Ji
called
me
almost
daily
to
enquire
about
the
progress
of
this
Facility."
Take
a
look
at
the
tweet.
“Sikhs
are
Legendary
सिखों
की
सेवा
को
सलाम”
These
were
the
words
of
@SrBachchan
Ji
when
he
contributed
₹2
Cr
to
Sri
Guru
Tegh
Bahadur
Covid
Care
Facility
While
Delhi
was
grappling
for
Oxygen,
Amitabh
Ji
called
me
almost
daily
to
enquire
about
the
progress
of
this
Facility@ANI
pic.twitter.com/ysOccz28Fl
Manjinder
Singh
Sirsa
added,
"He
often
said;
"आप
पैसों
की
चिंता
मत
कीजिए...
बस
कोशिश
करिये
कि
हम
ज़्यादा
से
ज़्यादा
जानें
बचा
पाएँ!
@SrBachchan
Ji
contributed
a
huge
Amt
&
also
took
the
pain
to
ensure
oxygen
concentrators
get
shipped
from
abroad
&
reach
on
time."
He
concluded
the
tweet
by
stating
that
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
a
reel
hero
as
well
as
a
real-life
hero.