Amid National Crisis, These 17 Celebrities Have Stepped Forward To Help COVID Patients In Need
From Sonu Sood to Gurmeet Choudhary, Salman Khan to Alia Bhatt, here is a list of Bollywood actors who are helping COVID-19 patients.
Some of them were on vacations to Maldives and Goa. Some of them are staying at home to avoid infection, as we all should. However, there are other celebrities who have stepped forward to help those in need.
On Twitter, some of the celebrities are being brutally trolled for going on vacations amid crisis.
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People are questioning their silence at a time when we are going through a national crisis and our healthcare system has collapsed.
"Dear coward Indian Celebrities, Show some spine!Speak up! You compatriots are dying every second for as basic a thing as oxygen supply due to misplaced priorities of your demigods. Where is your conscience? Where is ur sold soul & heart? Be loyal to the country,not the regime!" wrote Indian politician Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.
When global citizens criticised insensitive Govt on farmers agitation, on Govt behest they displayed paid & fake outrage in the name of Internal Matter.
¡ª Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) April 24, 2021
Where's their selective outrage now?
Indians are dying everywhere, every moment but these hollow IDOLS are least bothered.
Shah Rukh Khan's tweet about IPL became the eye of the storm too.
This is the Modi effect: he has terrorised Bollywood so much that even to commiserate with the tens of thousands dying of COVID is seen as a criticism of government. Instead, from India¡¯s biggest star, we have a tweet about cricket. Not all who wear capes are heroes. https://t.co/jCfxEhQoUR
¡ª Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) April 24, 2021
Some other people are questioning if it's really the duty of Bollywood actors to help in these times.
What is this nonsense of criticizing IPL now?Stop blaming cricketers and Bollywood for everything just because you don¡¯t have the balls to question the Govt!
¡ª Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) April 25, 2021
While the debate on Twitter is ongoing, there are several celebrities who have already stepped up to help the needy.
1. After helping people avail oxygen and hospital beds, Sonu Sood has launched a platform called 'COVID FORCE' to find hospitals and oxygen for COVID-19 patients.
¡ª sonu sood (@SonuSood) April 17, 2021
Sood who has been helping people including the migrant workers since the beginning of the pandemic, launched a new platform for people to find hospitals, medicines and oxygen for COVID-19 patients, a day after he tested negative for the disease himself.
2. After arranging oxygen and plasma For COVID-19 Patients, TV actor Gurmeet Choudhary has announced he will open two 1000-bed hospitals in Lucknow and Patna.
I have decided I will be opening ultra modern 1000 bed hospital in Patna and Lucknow for the common man. Followed by other cities. Need your blessings and Support. Jai Hind. Details will be shared soon.??#CovidIndia #CovidHelp
¡ª GURMEET CHOUDHARY (@gurruchoudhary) April 25, 2021
Calling Sonu Sood his inspiration, Gurmeet Choudhary has been helping people get beds in hospitals, plasma as well as oxygen cylinders. He is now setting up two new hospitals in Lucknow and Patna. He says other cities will have new hospitals soon.
3. Salman Khan has stepped out to distribute 5000 meal packets to frontline workers in Mumbai.
Today we shall reach out the areas of Bandra - Worli - juhu - BKC - Agripada... proud feeling that we could do our bit ans our mark of respect for tireless service of @MumbaiPolice @mybmc and health warriors ? pic.twitter.com/I3sfevkiVh
¡ª Rahul.N.Kanal (@Iamrahulkanal) April 25, 2021
Salman who has been funding for these meals came to check the quality of the food and then distributed the meals himself.
4. Alia Bhatt, who was being trolled for her vacation in Maldives with Ranbir, has now vowed to amplify resources and help those in need.
She has joined hands with journalist Faye D'souza in order to do the same. "It is a time of great uncertainty. Infrastructure and information are the need of the hour. We are limited in terms of what we can do for infrastructure. But we can do our bit to identify and amplify relevant information. I'm happy to be working along with Faye D'Souza, who is helping us to identify the information and both of us will amplify in whatever best way we can. We hope this helps. Take care. Stay safe. #Circle0fHope," she said in a statement.
5. Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to Gautam Gambhir's foundation to help Covid patients.
These are really tough times, @GautamGambhir. Glad I could help. Wish we all get out of this crisis soon. Stay Safe ??
¡ª Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 24, 2021
Ashay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to Gautam Gambhir's foundation to help people affected by Covid-19. "Every help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope. Thanks a lot @akshaykumar for committing Rs 1 crore to #GGF for food, meds and oxygen for the needy! God bless (sic)," wrote Gambhir. Akshay Kumar replied, "These are really tough times, @GautamGambhir. Glad I could help. Wish we all get out of this crisis soon. Stay Safe (sic)."
6. Sushmita Sen has helped in transporting oxygen cylinders to some hospitals.
This is deeply heart breaking...oxygen crisis is everywhere. I have managed to organise a few oxygen cylinders for this hospital but have no way to transport it to Delhi from Mumbai...please help me find a way? https://t.co/p8RWuVQMrO
¡ª sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) April 22, 2021
A super happy update!!!? Thanks to the help from our Twitter friend @shweta_jerry the oxygen cylinders are finally enroute to Delhi Hospital from Mumbai!! Shweta & her colleague went out of their way to make this possible overnight! ? Deeply grateful ??
¡ª sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) April 23, 2021
Sushmita wanted to help the hospital which was in dire need of oxygen cylinders. She managed to arrange for them but was unable to transport them to Delhi from Maharashtra. She was trolled by some for sending oxygen to Delhi when Mumbai itself was facing a crisis. "Because Mumbai still has oxygen cylinders available, that¡¯s how I found it. Delhi needs it, especially these smaller hospitals, so help if you can," she wrote before she successfully was able to send the oxygen to the Delhi hospital.
7. Adil Hussain has been sharing relevant information about ambulances and medicines for those in need.
Dear Twitter Family Please share these numbers far and wide for Ambulance Paid services in Delhi. Mr Vinod Kumar I have used his services right now. He is very reliable! God bless him and his efficiency. +919811645999
¡ª Adil hussain (@_AdilHussain) April 25, 2021
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Adil Hussain, who has always stood up for different causes including Assam Floods every year, has been helping people by sharing relevant information. He has also been arranging medicines and plasma for people in need.
8. Swara Bhasker making efforts to reach out to strangers to save lives.
Susan ma¡¯am has been admitted in hospital. Pls delete this tweet to avoid confusion. thanks ma¡¯am. https://t.co/ohNKEtAKfz
¡ª Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) April 25, 2021
Swara Bhasker who had criticized the government for its inefficiency in handling the second wave of coronavirus in the country, has been helping has been sharing Covid-19 related requests, information and phone numbers on her feed on a daily basis.
Also Read: Indian Celebrities Call Out Central Government For Failing To Tackle Second Wave Of COVID-19
9. Richa Chadha has been retweeting requests for oxygen, beds and medicines to amplify reach.
MEERUT #HospitalBedSOS https://t.co/kXRfzxoVrB
¡ª TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) April 26, 2021
Chadha has also been sharing appropriate and verified information in order to save lives.
10. Bhumi Pednekar has created a highlight on her Instagram profile where she is identifying resources for medicines, oxygen, plasma, and donors
Bhumi Pednekar who recently tested negative for COVID-19 has not only been sharing relevant information and requests related to COVID, but she has also created a highlight on her Instagram profile where she is identifying resources for medicines, oxygen, plasma, and donors. "This initiative is my small contribution to the huge battle that lies ahead of us," she wrote. She also posted a video recently to urge people in Delhi to donate plasma as she has received several requests for donors from NCR.
11. Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment has come out in support of people during the pandemic.
Request everyone to share verified sources only. Take care, stay safe. pic.twitter.com/qS58g24Mww
¡ª Excel Entertainment (@excelmovies) April 25, 2021
The production house has decided to help people. It will use its social media pages to reach to as many people as possible with COVID-19 information. From connection to donors to making information about availability of beds and medicines, the page will help the needy.
12. Varun Grover has also been amplifying resources for the COVID-19 patients.
One huge problem right now - of VERIFYING genuine leads from a data dump - requires we all join hands.
¡ª ???? ?? (@varungrover) April 26, 2021
On @CovidKhoj you can:
- Seek help
- Offer leads
- Volunteer to verify the leads so that help seekers save crucial time
Join https://t.co/fdrb6IPGZ8 & RT please.#CovidIndia
Varun Grover is also using his platform to help the patients. From sharing COVID-related information to spread awareness to putting up COVID-19 related requests, Grover is helping people in these difficult times.
13. Sonam Kapoor has been sharing Covid-19 related requests.
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Sonam Kapoor has been sharing Covid-19 related requests for plasma donors, ICU beds and oxygen cylinders on her feed.
14. Vineet Kumar Singh has also been amplifying requests via social media.
Keep following this @PranavMatraaPPS .
¡ª Vineet Kumar Singh (@vineetkumar_s) April 26, 2021
It must be very difficult for Rohan(Son) to manage bed.
His mom is in hospital and now he is looking bed for his father.
??? ??? ????, ????? ?? ????????#Patna #Bihar #OxygenBed https://t.co/zQxIJMqAhn
The actor who was seen in Mirzapur and Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, who was struggling to arrange medicines for himself and his family in Varanasi, has also been using his social media platform to amplify requests and share COVID-19 related information.
15. Manoj Bajpayee has also been retweeting COVID-related requests and sharing information.
Request to all in patna ...Please help ?? https://t.co/KelgchSkY1
¡ª manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) April 24, 2021
Bajpayee says he has been getting calls from strangers. "So many people suffering, so many friends, family members, acquaintances are infected. Getting calls and messages from known and unknown for desperate help. Never felt so helpless. Praying hard for this suffering of the people to end and this time to pass soon!! Please stay indoors!" he wrote on Twitter.
16. Hansal Mehta who is himself suffering from COVID-19 is still retweeting requests to help others.
Listen listen. https://t.co/p3bG9DoGEh
¡ª Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) April 25, 2021
Apart from amplifying requests, he has also been sharing relevant information to spread awareness and help those in need. In a post, he had also shared how he is coping up with anxiety and sleepless nights because of COVID-19.
17. Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub is also amplifying requests apart from sharing COVID related information.
Urgent help needed in Delhi...??? https://t.co/RMAYL0J8k8
¡ª Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub (@Mdzeeshanayyub) April 24, 2021
He is sharing Covid related requests from families of patients who are looking for ICU beds, plasma donors, and oxygen on his timeline.
India is going through one of the worst crisis as COVID-19 cases are going out of control. The healthcare system is falling short of resources. Over three lakh cases are being reported every day. It's good to see celebrities stepping forward in whatever way they can.
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