This is how Alia Bhatt is doing her bit amid the COVID-19 crisis

Alia Bhatt

After facing backlash for going off on a holiday during a health crisis in the country, Alia Bhatt is now working with journalist Faye D'Souza to share useful information for the virus-hit, including COVID helpline numbers, and the availability of hospital beds and oxygen supplies. "It is a time of great uncertainty. We can do our bit to identify and amplify the relevant information on social media," wrote Bhatt. On Monday, she began by posting verified helpline numbers in Mumbai.

She also shared another post on Instagram where she spoke about how she wishes to help people during this time of distress and panic, have a look at her post right here:

The second wave of Coronavirus has infected a lot of people and the number of COVID-19 positive cases has been rapidly rising. In Bollywood, an array of celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Narayan, Kartik Aaryan, and Aamir Khan among others have got infected within a span of a few weeks.

On the work front, Alia, who was last seen in the 2020 film 'Sadak 2', will be next seen in Ayan Mukherji's directorial 'Brahmastra', alongside rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor and megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Produced under Karan Johar's banner of Dharma Productions, the superhero movie will also feature Nagarjuna and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal roles.

She also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawali', SS Rajamouli's magnum opus 'RRR', and Shah Rukh Khan's 'Darlings' in the pipeline.