Bollywood celebs rallies for virtual fundraiser

Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Kriti Sanon

Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Kriti Sanon and several other Bollywood names, including Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, Ankur Tiwari and Anupam Kher have come together with the NGOs, Give India and The Indus Entrepreneurs, to raise funds for the virus-hit.

A virtual fundraiser, I Breathe for India: Covid Crisis Relief, will be held tomorrow from 6 pm to 8 pm. Lara Dutta and Shyamal Vallabhjee will host the event, which will be streamed on YouTube and social media. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Shekhar Kapur, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishab Pant, Rana Daggubati, Samantha Prabhu and Tarun Tahiliani are also part of the event.

The I Breathe For India Campaign is a fundraising initiative by Bollywood actor, Lara Dutta Bhupathi and Shayamal Vallabhjee, High Performance Coach, Author and Co-founder of SOUL: School of Understanding Life in association with the members and partners of TiE, a non-profit headquartered in Silicon Valley. TiE is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, investors and industry captains representing successful business leaders of Indian origin across US, Europe and APAC.

This virtual fundraiser will partner with artists, sportspersons, corporates and philanthropists. Supporting this initiative are celebrities like Karan Johar, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Rana Dagubatti, Samantha Prabhu, Abhishek Bachchan, Tarun Tahliani, Boman Irani, Dia Mirza, Faye D Souza, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Anil Kapoor, Radhanath Swami, A.R Rahman among others. Amit Mookim, President, TiE Mumbai said, "On behalf of TiE, I urge you to come forward and join hands and donate generously to this cause. We are committed to stand together with the Country and overcome this humanitarian crisis."