The
one
silver
lining
in
these
times
of
helplessness
has
been
individuals
who
have
become
samaritans
going
all
out
to
save
and
help
in
healing
people.
One
such
man
wearing
an
invisible
cloak
is
a
veteran
producer
and
real
estate
magnate
Anand
Pandit.
He
believes
in
using
all
his
resources
to
actively
help
anyone
in
need.
During
the
pandemic-induced
lockdown
in
2020,
he
not
only
took
care
of
the
daily
wagers
working
on
his
building
and
film
projects
but
also
provided
medical
kits
and
funded
medical
check-ups
for
those
who
could
not
afford
it.
He
also
gave
around
250
apartments
to
the
BMC
(The
Municipal
Corporation
of
Greater
Mumbai)
to
accommodate
over
1000
patients.
During
the
second
wave
too,
he
has
been
acutely
aware
of
the
employment
struggles
and
financial
travails
of
those
who
depend
on
the
film
industry
and
the
real
estate
sector
for
sustenance.
In
order
to
help
these
workers
with
at
least
basic
health
care
during
the
pandemic,
he
is
hoping
to
start
a
vaccination
centre
in
collaboration
with
a
leading
hospital.
He
says,
"We
are
well
past
the
ideation
stage
and
yes,
hopefully,
soon
we
will
have
a
designated
venue
in
Mumbai
where
daily
wage
workers
from
the
film
industry
and
construction
and
real
estate
sector
will
be
able
to
access
critical
vaccination
support.
I
am
also
sponsoring
a
vaccination
drive
to
help
all
workers
associated
with
IFTDA
(Indian
Film
&
Television
Directors'
Association)."
Pandit
and
his
team
are
also
trying
to
get
clearances
to
import
the
vaccines
directly
so
that
more
and
more
people
can
be
vaccinated
at
the
centre
with
minimum
stress.
He
was
also
in
news
recently
for
collaborating
with
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ajay
Devgn
to
open
COVID
relief
centres,
complete
with
beds
and
oxygen
support
in
the
Dadar
and
Juhu
areas
of
Mumbai.
Says
Pandit,
"We
should
not
just
be
talking
about
the
crisis
we
are
facing
but
doing
all
we
can
to
help.
I
plan
to
start
private
medical
camps
as
well
because
the
health
infrastructure
is
so
overstretched.
Everything
we
do
will
impact
how
soon
we
can
emerge
from
this
challenging
phase."