Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause much death and devastation across the country, members of the film fraternity are coming forward to help their own, especially those most in need. Now, noted filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani and Karan Johar, along with producer Mahaveer Jain, have joined hands to launch a vaccine drive for the workers of the entertainment industry. They will also be bearing the cost of the vaccinations.
"We are humbled to get the front line workers of the Media and entertainment industry vaccinated in our free Vaccination drive under Change Within initiative in association with Art of Living and Zerodha. We have tied up with Apollo Hospitals to follow all the Cowin protocols. Our only desire is Phir Muskuraye India,” said Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder Zerodha and Producer Mahaveer Jain, according to ANI.
Change Within, a social interface of the film fraternity, had initiated a campaign called 'I Stand With Humanity' along with the Art of Living wherein they had helped around 25 lakh daily wage earners and their families with ration kits and food packets. Noted members of the fraternity like Sanjay Dutt, Kapil Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Aanand L Rai, Dinesh Vijan and Sonakshi Sinha had participated in this initiative.
Change Within, a social interface of the film fraternity, had initiated a campaign called 'I Stand With Humanity' along with the Art of Living wherein they had helped around 25 lakh daily wage earners and their families with ration kits and food packets. Noted members of the fraternity like Sanjay Dutt, Kapil Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Aanand L Rai, Dinesh Vijan and Sonakshi Sinha had participated in this initiative.
Along the same lines, Aditya Chopra's production house, Yash Raj Films aims to vaccinate 30,000 registered members of the FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees). Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has also held a vaccination drive to inoculate over 500 employees and their families of his company.
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