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Two days after Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri announced a slew of initiatives to help the central and state government in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the superstar has now offered his office as a quarantine facility for treating Covid-19 patients.
The city's local municipal body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), took to social media on Saturday to thank the star couple for their help.
“We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly. Indeed a thoughtful & timely gesture,” BMC's said in a post on its official Twitter handle.
The 54-year-old superstar on Thursday announced various initiatives to help the country during the crisis.
The actor's various companies - Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation and Red Chillies VFX - have pledged to provide support in these testing times. SRK along with wife Gauri and business partners Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta will be contributing to the PM-CARES Fund through their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Shah Rukh and Gauri will also make a donation to the Maharashtra CM's Relief Fund through their film banner Red Chillies Entertainment.
Additionally, KKR and Khan's NGO, Meer Foundation, will supply 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Maharashtra and West Bengal governments for healthcare professionals.
Meer Foundation has also tied up with Ek Saath - The Earth organization to provide food to over 5500 families for a month in Mumbai. The 'Swades' star added that a kitchen will be set up to send out 2000 freshly cooked meals everyday to help households and hospitals.
Meer Foundation will also provide 3 lakh meal kits to 10,000 to underprivileged people and daily wage labourers daily in Mumbai, in association with the Roti Foundation.
In addition to this, SRK's Foundation will also work with Working People's Charter to provide essentials to over 2500 daily wage workers in Delhi for a month.
The Baadshah of Bollywood also added that the Meer Foundation will provide support to 100 acid attack victims in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttarakhand.
The city's local municipal body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), took to social media on Saturday to thank the star couple for their help.
“We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly. Indeed a thoughtful & timely gesture,” BMC's said in a post on its official Twitter handle.
#StrongerTogetherWe thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand o… https://t.co/wgrkvbuwhm
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) 1585979312000The 54-year-old superstar on Thursday announced various initiatives to help the country during the crisis.
The actor's various companies - Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation and Red Chillies VFX - have pledged to provide support in these testing times. SRK along with wife Gauri and business partners Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta will be contributing to the PM-CARES Fund through their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Shah Rukh and Gauri will also make a donation to the Maharashtra CM's Relief Fund through their film banner Red Chillies Entertainment.
Additionally, KKR and Khan's NGO, Meer Foundation, will supply 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Maharashtra and West Bengal governments for healthcare professionals.
Meer Foundation has also tied up with Ek Saath - The Earth organization to provide food to over 5500 families for a month in Mumbai. The 'Swades' star added that a kitchen will be set up to send out 2000 freshly cooked meals everyday to help households and hospitals.
Meer Foundation will also provide 3 lakh meal kits to 10,000 to underprivileged people and daily wage labourers daily in Mumbai, in association with the Roti Foundation.
In addition to this, SRK's Foundation will also work with Working People's Charter to provide essentials to over 2500 daily wage workers in Delhi for a month.
The Baadshah of Bollywood also added that the Meer Foundation will provide support to 100 acid attack victims in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttarakhand.
( Originally published on Apr 04, 2020 )
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