Aamir Khan has initiated
a drive for collecting funds
for the victims of the
Uttarakhand floods. The actor-filmmaker, who has supported such causes
before, started
off with his own donation of 25 lakh. The
collection will be handed over to the PM
Relief Fund on behalf of the Film and
Television Producers' Guild.
So far, the film industry has collected
about 1 crore. Javed Akhtar and Shatrughan Sinha have
donated 50 lakh each from their MP
funds. Shabana Azmi has given 5 lakh
from her NGO while Anupam Kher has
donated 1 lakh through his foundation.
Said Shabana, "More funds are coming in.
So we should be able to manage a
substantial amount."
It may be recalled here that FWICE
(Federation of Western Indian Cine
Employees) and Film and TV Producers'
Guild have announced that the industry is
considering adopting a village, or
supporting the effort to resettle some of the local residents of Uttarakhand who
have been uprooted.
The industry is working on ways to
generate funds. One such initiative could
be a charity concert very soon.
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