Skip to main content

Salman Khan pledges to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers, Salim Khan reveals how they are supporting their staff March 30, 2020 at 09:15AM

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is doing his part amid this global pandemic. As Coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill, it has affected the families of daily wage workers. The actor has pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers from the film industry, according to Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE).

Salman Khan pledges to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers from film industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus as the cases have increased rapidly. The 21-day lockdown has affected thousands of families. As 5 lakh workers work under FWICE, 25,000 of them were in dire need of financial support. Said Ashok Dube of the FWICE, “We at FWICE are in the process of compiling the bank details of those 25,000 members for forwarding the same to Salman Khan. His Foundation said, Salman would like to deposit money into each of those 25,000 accounts directly.”

FWICE president B.N. Tiwari added, “Salman Khan is the only industry person who has approached us for providing financial assistance to our members who are facing very tough times due to the complete suspension of shootings and other production work in the country’s battle against the coronavirus. Sadly, no other producer, filmmaker or star has approached us.”

The daily wage workers earn about Rs. 15,000 a month. The actor already contributes Rs. 5 lakh every month, thus, taking care of their medical expenses too, revealed Ashoke Pandit, the chief adviser. He said that Salman and Salim Khan have always helped the industry.

Ashok Dube, who has been with the FWICE for two years now, also revealed, “In the last two years, Salman Khan has made contributions totalling about Rs. 1.5 crore to our worker-members in their times of need, whether for hospitalization or otherwise. God bless Salman.”

Salman's father Salim Khan also revealed that the family is looking after the meals of people in their building and his security guards. He said that we must all look after the staff. As far as Salman Khan Films is concerned, the employees were reportedly given their salaries early as soon as the lockdown was announced. The actor is even taking care of the ration of their studio members who are in dire need.

Last week, filmmakers and actors, including Karan Johar, Taapsee Pannu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kiara Advani, Rakul Preet Singh, Sidharth Malhotra, Bhumi Pednekar, Dia Mirza, AR Murugadoss, Sanjay Dutt and Nitesh Tiwari pledged their support for daily wage earners via an initiative called I Stand With Humanity, started by organisations -- the International Association for Human Values, the Art of Living Foundation and the Indian Film and TV Industry. This program will provide 10 days of essential food supplies to the families of daily wage earners.

ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Salman Khan goes a step ahead; to provide essential commodities to daily wage cine workers and their families



from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | Indian Movies | Films - Bollywood Hungama https://ift.tt/39pwTOh
via

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (Trailer) https://ift.tt/3mhB6Ld Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry! (Source) Watch: 480p, 720p, 1080p Download: 480p, 720p, 1080p https://ift.tt/2V8YY7R November 27, 2020 at 09:30PM November 27, 2020 at 09:30PM HD-Trailers.net (HDTN) https://ift.tt/1eIbYG1

Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry! ( Source ) Watch : 480p , 720p , 1080p Download : 480p , 720p , 1080p from HD-Trailers.net (HDTN) https://ift.tt/3mhB6Ld via https://ift.tt/3mhB6Ld Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry! ( Source ) Watch : 480p , 720p , 1080p Download : 480p , 720p , 1080p https://ift.tt/2V8YY7R November 27, 2020 at 09:30PM HD-Trailers.net (HDTN) https://ift.tt/1eIbYG1

Irrfan Khan to be seen on the silver screen in 2021 with the release of The Song of Scorpions December 28, 2020 at 07:02PM

Actor Irrfan Khan, who passed away in April this year, will be seen on the silver screen for one last time in 2021. The actor's last film titled The Song of Scorpions will release in theatres next year. The Song of Scorpions was first premiered in 2017 at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Written and directed by Anup Singh, the film will be released in early 2021. Abhishek Pathak, producer and director at Panorama Spotlight, in a statement said, "We will be offering this film to the audiences as a tribute to the beloved star of Indian cinema. The era of cinema in India and abroad has benefitted from his acting prowess and we're happy to have canvassed his swansong." Irrfan's son Babil Khan shared the film's motion poster on Instagram and wrote, "One more time, perhaps not the last. #thesongofscorpions (sic)."   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Babil (@babil.i.k) The Song of Scorpio...

Rannvijay Singha to host the first season of Shark Tank India November 26, 2021 at 06:20PM

All set to turn entrepreneurial dreams into reality, Sony Entertainment Television brings the first season of the globally renowned business reality show, Shark Tank to India. Premiering on 20th December, this revolutionary show will give an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to experienced investors and business experts a.k.a The Sharks. A perfect pitch is all that will take to impress the Sharks. The highly anticipated show has already built an immense curiosity amongst the audience with the The Sharks reveal. Adding on to the excitement, Sony Entertainment Television roped in the dashing actor and popular youth icon, Rannvijay Singha as the host of the show. While ‘The Sharks’ will play a key role in developing India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, host Rannvijay will act as a guide for the audience. He will explain the format of this first-of-its-kind concept, introduce the innovative business ideas on the show, and will simplify the key business...