On Sacred Games Actress Rajshri Deshpande's Request, Shah Rukh Khan Sends 2500 PPE Kits For Aurangabad Doctors
A few days after Sacred Games actress Rajshri Deshpande (who played the role of Gaitonde's wife Subhadra) requested Shah Rukh Khan for PPE kits for doctors in Aurangabad, the King Khan of Bollywood has adhered to her request.
The Badshah of Bollywood via his NGO Meer Foundation has sent 2500 PPE kits for doctors in Aurangabad, a region classified as COVID-19 hotspot.
Rajshri had first tweeted her request to Shah Rukh Khan on April 18.?
On April 26, she thanked Shah Rukh Khan, Meer Foundation and Rajesh Tope for their speedy response. Rajesh Tope, for the unversed is the Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare of Maharashtra.?
For the unversed, Rajshri Deshpande was born and brought up in farmer's family in Aurangabad. Furthermore, she had sometime ago, adopted a drought-hit village Pandhari in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Currently, she is doing everything she can to save the people of her village from coronavirus pandemic.
Reportedly, when coronavirus outbreak began in India, Rajshri Deshpande stopped the construction work of her school and started working on her village. According to a report in Mid-Day, the actor is ensuring doorstep delivery of the essentials in the village.?
When she got to know that the doctors in her hometown Aurangabad are also facing a scarcity of PPEs, she approached a few NGOs and also the authorities. However, they had run out of supply. That's when she approached Shah Rukh Khan for help.?
Shah Rukh Khan had earlier donated 25,000 PPE kits for healthcare workers in Maharashtra. ?
