A bad boy with a big heart. Bolly superstar Salman Khan has pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers within the film industry as the poor continue to be the most affected during the lockdown. According to Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE), the actor's Being Human Foundation reached out to them to help the workers.
FWICE president B N Tiwari said, “Salman’s Being Human Foundation has come forward to help daily wage workers. They called us three days ago. We have about 500,000 workers out of which 25,000 are in dire need of financial help. Being Human Foundation said they will take care of these workers on their own. They have asked for account details of these 25,000 workers as they want to ensure that money reaches them directly.”
Salman is not the first actor to donate money or essentials to the needy. Akshay Kumar has pledged to contribute £2.5 million to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coronavirus relief fund. In an interview with a media source, he had said, “Main kaun hota hoon ‘charity’ yah ‘donate’ karne waala? (who am I to donate or make any charity?)”. Doosri baat ki hum apni country ko Bharat Maa kehte hain. Mera yeh contribution actually mera nahi hai. Yeh meri maa ki taraf se Bharat Maa ko hai. (We address our country as Bharat Maa. So this contribution is not from me. It is from my mother to my motherland, Bharat Maa.).”
