Amid
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19
pandemic,
many
celebrities
from
Bollywood
are
coming
forward
to
help
those
affected
by
this
health
crisis.
From
urging
people
to
get
vaccinated
and
follow
all
the
necessary
precautionary
measures
to
sharing
information
related
to
COVID-19
on
their
respective
social
media
handles,
everyone
is
trying
to
best
to
lend
a
helping
hand
during
these
trying
times.
Bollywood
superstar
Salman
Khan
too,
has
offered
to
extend
financial
aid
to
Bollywood
workers
including
technicians,
make-up
artists,
stuntmen
and
spotboys
as
the
pandemic
has
adversely
affected
the
entertainment
industry
with
many
shootings
being
halted.
As
per
a
report
in
ETimes,
the
actor
will
be
donating
Rs
1500
each
to
25,000
workers.
The
news
was
confirmed
by
Federation
of
Western
Indian
Cine
Employees
(FWICE)
president
BN
Tiwari.
Salman
Khan
ने
COVID
warriors
को
खाना
बांटने
से
पहले
खुद
चखा;
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He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"We
have
sent
Salman
Khan
a
list
of
names
of
the
people
in
need
and
he
has
agreed
to
deposit
the
money."
Tiwari
further
revealed
that
a
list
of
35,000
senior
citizen
workers
has
been
sent
to
Yash
Raj
Films
and
they
have
agreed
to
help
in
principle.
The
production
house
will
be
paying
Rs
5000
and
a
monthly
ration
for
a
family
of
four.
Both,
Salman
and
YRF
will
deposit
the
money
after
going
through
the
list
and
verifying
the
account
details.
Last
year
too,
the
actor
had
transferred
funds
into
the
accounts
of
daily
wage
workers
from
the
film
industry
during
the
COVID-19.
Meanwhile,
recently,
Salman
won
hearts
with
his
kind
gesture
towards
COVID-19
frontline
workers
when
he
distributed
5000
food
packets
to
them
by
collaborating
with
the
famous
Mumbai-based
restaurant
Bhaijaanz
Kitchen.
The
superstar
was
seen
tasting
the
food
and
inspecting
the
packaging
before
sending
them
for
distribution.
Further,
the
actor's
production
house
recently
announced
that
they
will
be
donate
earnings
from
Salman
Khan's
upcoming
film
Radhe:
Your
Most
Wanted
Bhai
towards
COVID-19
relief.
The
film
is
slated
to
hit
the
big
screens
and
release
simultaneously
on
ZEEPlex
and
OTT
platforms
on
May
13.