Bollywood celebrities have been pitching in to help those less privileged and migrant workers return home amid the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. After Sonu Sood's continuous efforts to help workers got back to their native places, superstar Amitabh Bachchan has also now reportedly arranged for six flights so that about 1000 workers could go back home to Uttar Pradesh.
According to a source each flight will carry 180 passengers and will travel to Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and Lucknow. Four flights out of the six will fly on Wednesday and the remaining will fly on Thursday. In addition to this, the airport also has cutouts of Amitabh so that his fans can thank their superstar for his efforts.
It was previously reported that a week back, Amitabh had also arranged for 10 buses to help migrants reach their native places in Uttar Pradesh, the state that the actor hails from. In addition to this, Amitabh, since the coronavirus lockdown, has also supported the families of 1,00,000 daily wage workers belonging to the All India Film Employees Confederation by sponsoring their monthly ration.
The veteran actor was also a part of the I for India online fundraising concert organised by filmmakers Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar. During his segment in the concert, Amitabh moved everyone to tears as he gave a heartfelt tribute to his co-star and close friend, the late Rishi Kapoor. I for India managed to raise a total of Rs 52 crore, which were given to GiveIndia for coronavirus relief efforts.
(Inputs from Rakesh Trivedi)