Published 21:36 IST, March 18th 2020
Anupam Kher has relatable take on handwash challenges & it will leave you in splits
Anupam Kher had a relatable take on the handwash challenges doing the rounds. He shared how Indians were used to it with parents scolding children over it.
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Anupam Kher has been informing fans with video messages amid the coronavirus/COVID-19 scare around the world. After urging his fans to take the pandemic seriously and be cautious, and another urging his followers to refrain from spreading negativity, the veteran had an interesting opinion on the handwashing challenges that are doing the rounds on social media.
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In the video, Kher shared how he was seeing the challenges getting popular on social media, and felt it was extremely important. However, he said that such challenges were given by Indian parents since many years.
He imitated how a parent asks a child if he/she washed his hands, if it was done with soap, and if it was done well, or else they’d be punished. The actor added that Indians have doing it often, and he was just trying to cheer people up amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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In his caption, Kher shared how ‘amazingly foresighted’ our forefathers have been, while adding that he has been washing his hands regularly.
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Here’s the video
Deepika Padukone was among the stars who participated in the handwashing challenge after being nominated by World Health Organisation Director.
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Kartik Aaryan too urged his fans to wash their hands, through a message via gestures on TikTok.
Meanwhile, as the toll in the COVID-19 pandemic increased, crossing 150, including three deaths, films associations have called for shooting to be halted from March 19-31. Filmstars’ posts on social media as they spend the ‘quarantine’ period at home have been making headlines.
21:36 IST, March 18th 2020