The
first
and
second
wave
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
in
India
had
hit
several
industries
adversely
and
Bollywood
was
no
different.
It
had
also
resulted
in
the
dwarf
artists
in
the
industry
being
out
of
work
due
to
which
now
they
have
been
reaching
out
to
philanthropic
celebs
like
Salman
Khan
and
Sonu
Sood
to
help
them
in
these
stressful
times.
The
film
fraternity
consists
of
around
70
dwarf
artists
who
are
solely
dependent
on
the
movies
and
live
shows
for
their
livelihood.
Actor
Dipak
Soni
who
is
a
dwarf
artist
and
has
also
worked
with
megastar
Akshay
Kumar
before
revealed
to
Bollywood
Hungama
that
he
had
sought
help
from
actor
Sonu
Sood
and
had
received
a
call
from
the
latter's
office.
However,
he
said
that
he
had
reached
out
to
them
for
his
colleagues
instead
of
himself
and
is
expecting
a
positive
response
from
the
same.
He
added
that
another
colleague
of
his
reached
out
to
superstar
Salman
Khan's
Being
Human
Foundation
and
is
expecting
a
revert
from
them.
He
said
that
8
to
10
members
of
the
foundation
have
been
receiving
a
sum
of
Rs
1500
from
them.
Apart
from
this,
Dipak
Soni
revealed
that
he
has
also
contacted
Aarif
Khan
from
the
Lookalike
Foundation
who
has
earlier
provided
ration
kits
for
35
dwarfs
across
Mumbai.
For
the
unversed,
Salman
Khan
and
Sonu
Sood
have
been
garnering
applause
for
coming
to
people's
help
during
the
pandemic
situation.
Salman
Khan
earlier
partnered
with
Congress
MLA
Baba
Siddique
and
his
son
Zeeshan
Siddique
and
procured
500
oxygen
concentrators
for
COVID-19
patients.
The
Tiger
Zinda
Hain
actor
also
distributed
5000
food
packets
to
COVID-19
frontline
workers
by
teaming
up
with
the
famous
Mumbai-based
restaurant
Bhaijaanz
Kitchen.
He
has
also
promised
to
extend
financial
support
to
25000
film
industry
workers
who
have
been
affected
by
the
second
wave
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
On
the
other
hand,
Sonu
Sood
has
been
tirelessly
working
to
provide
the
main
COVID-19
resources
like
oxygen
concentrators,
Remdesivir
injections,
medicines,
plasma
to
those
who
have
been
severely
hit
by
the
virus.
He
has
also
set
up
oxygen
plants
in
the
districts
of
Nellore
and
Kurnool
in
Andhra
Pradesh.
The
actor
and
his
team
have
been
working
hard
to
reach
out
to
people
who
are
contacting
them
for
help.