COVID-19 pandemic: Indian film fraternity comes together against the coronavirus
The Indian film industry has been consistent with monetary relief during tested times and they've proved it once again with celebrities from various languages donating to funds
Without mentioning the amount, several Bollywood stars such as Priyanka, Anushka, Katrina, Kareena, Saif, Adnan Sami, Ayushmann, Alia Bhatt, Sara Ali Khan, and Rajkummar Rao have donated to funds
In Tamil Nadu, to help FEFSI workers, celebrities such as Producer Rajesh of KJR Studios, Yogi Babu, Jiiva, Jaivanth, Prakash Raj and Radha Ravi have donated rice bags to the union.
Tamil director Karthik Subbaraj, known for films such as Pizza, Petta and Iraivi, made a donation of Rs 1 lakh for Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI)
Music director Thaman, known for composing in Tamil and Telugu film industries, handed out Rs 1 lakh for the member of FEFSI
Tamil actor Harish Kalyan, whose Dharala Prabhu was removed from theatres because of the lockdown, donated Rs 1 lakh to FEFSI
Telugu filmmaker VV Vinayak, who will soon be debuting as a lead actor with the film Seenayya, has donated Rs 5 lakh to help Tollywood film artists.
Kannada Actor-turned-member of parliament Sumalatha Ambareesh has donated a sum of Rs 2 lakh each to Chief Minister relief fund as well as to Prime Minister relief fund
Telugu star Allari Naresh pledged Rs 5 lakh for the crew of his upcoming film Naandhi that has been stalled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. He'll be giving Rs 10,000 to at least 50 people from the team.
Actor Jayam Ravi from the Tamil cinema industry has given Rs 5 lakh to the members of FEFSI.
Tamil stars Suriya, Karthi and their father and thespian actor Sivakumar donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh for FEFSI
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who has been actively tweeting about measures to be taken and other issues surrounding Corona in Tamil Nadu, has donated 10 lakh to FEFSI
Tamil Director Shankar, whose shooting for the Tamil film Indian 2 is currently stalled, handed out Rs 10 lakh for the members of FEFSI
Tamil actor and producer Udayanidhi Stalin donated Rs 10 lakh to FEFSI through his home banner Red Giant Movies
Producer Lalit of Seven Screen Studio banner, who is co-producing Vijay's upcoming Tamil biggie Master, has contributed Rs 10 lakh for the members of FEFSI
Dialogue writer turned director and screenwriter Anil Ravipudi from Telugu cinema gave away Rs 10 lakh
Bharat Ane Nenu director Koratala Siva donated a total of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 5 lakh each to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Relief Funds) for the fight against COVID-19
Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej funded the Corona Crisis Charity (CCC), set up by Chiranjeevi. The young actor donated Rs 10 lakh
Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi has donated Rs 10 lakh for the welfare of FEFSI members.
Actor Sharwanand, known for his Tamil and Telugu films, contributed Rs 15 lakh for Telugu cinema's CCC
Dhanush, who has a slew of releases in his kitty, donated Rs 15 lakh to FEFSI
Hrithik Roshan sponsored N95 and FFP3 masks for the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) workers which are speculated to have cost Rs 20 lakh
Telugu director Trivikram Srinivas, whose Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo released recently, handed out Rs 10 lakh to AP CM Relief Funds and Rs 10 lakh to Telangana CM Relief Funds
Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa announced a ₹20 lakh pledge to Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund)
Telugu star Nithiin has contributed Rs 20 lakh, split equally between the Andhra and Telangana CM Relief Funds
Telugu actor Varun Tej donated Rs 20 lakh for the Corona Crisis Charity initiative
Actor and TV host Maniesh Paul has given Rs 20 lakh to PM-CARES fund
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, along with her husband Raj Kundra, pledged to donate Rs 21 lakh to PM-CARES
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on Tuesday, 31 March said she will contribute an amount of Rs 25 lakh to Maharashtra Chief Minister's relief fund
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut donated Rs 25 lakh to the PM-CARES fund apart from sponsoring meals of daily wage earners.
Famous Telugu producer Dil Raju who had already donated Rs 20 lakh to both the Telugu speaking states' government, also gave Rs 10 lakh to CCC making his total contribution Rs 30 lakh
Apart from contributing Rs 10 lakh to FEFSI, Sivakarthikeyan also gave Rs 25 lakh to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Relief Fund, making his donation total as Rs 35 lakh
Bollywood's Murad Khetani, the producer of Kabir Singh, pledged Rs 25 lakh to PM-CARES and another Rs 25 lakhs to the Maharashtra Relief Fund
Comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma too donated Rs 50 lakh to the PM’s relief fund to combat coronavirus
Veteran actor Nana Patekar donated Rs 50 lakh on behalf of his NGO Naam Foundation to the relief fund
Rajinikanth has donated Rs 50 lakh for the wellbeing of daily wage workers of FEFSI
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar handed a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to the Karnataka Chief Minister's relief fund in-person to the CM of the state.
Bollywood star Ajay Devgn contributed Rs 51 lakh to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE)
Director Rohit Shetty also followed his Singham actor and donated Rs 51 lakh to FWICE
Varun Dhawan donated Rs 30 lakh to the PM-CARES fund apart from an additional Rs 25 lakh to the Maharashtra CM’s relief fund -- contributing a total of Rs 55 lakh
Telugu star Ram Charan gave Rs 70 lakh to aid the efforts of the Central and both the Telugu state governments
Junior NTR, who donated Rs 75 lakh, split three-way with ₹50 lakh going to the CMRF of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and ₹25 lakh for workers of the Telugu film industry
Vicky Kaushal has donated a total of Rs 1 crore to PM-CARES Fund and Chief Minister's (Maharashtra) relief fund
Randeep Hooda pledged to donate Rs 1 crore to the PM CARES fund, and daily wage workers and urged other people to do the same
Kartik Aaryan announced via Twitter that he is contributing Rs 1 crore to the PM-CARES fund
Telugu star Mahesh Babu announced that he’ll be contributing Rs 1 crore to the CM Relief Fund of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Megastar Chiranjeevi donated a sum of Rs 1 crore to help the daily wagers in the Telugu film industry
Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna announced Rs 1 crore donation split equally between the two Telugu states
Allu Arjun has contributed Rs 1.25 crore for the battle against coronavirus outbreak to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala governments' relief funds
Costume designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee has pledged to give Rs 1.5 crore -- Rs 1 crore to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and Rs 50 lakh to Chief Minister of West Bengal's Relief Fund
Apart from giving Rs 50 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana CM relief fund, Pawan Kalyan contributed Rs 1 crore to PM-CARES fund making his grand total Rs 2 crore
Prabhas contributed the most from the Southern film fraternity -- Rs 50 lakh each to both the Telugu states, Rs 3 crore to PM-CARES fund, Rs 50 lakh for CCC -- donating a total of Rs 4.5 crore
T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar donated Rs 12 crore out of which Rs 11 crore was given to PM-CARES fund and Rs 1 crore to Maharashtra CM’s relief fund