Published 14:17 IST, May 21st 2020

Farah Khan and chef Vikas Khanna donate over 40,000 sanitary pads to migrant women

Farah Khan and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna have come forward to help the migrant workers. The duo has donated over 40,000 sanitary pads to migrant women, read

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During this tough time, many celebs are coming forward to help people in several ways possible. Recently, Farah Khan and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna have come forward to help migrant workers. duo has collaborated to donate over 40,000 sanitary pads to women migrant workers in India.

Before taking decision, Farah Khan, who currently is in self-isolation in Mumbai, and Vikas Khanna, currently residing in New York, have addressed plight of women migrant workers over phone. Shedding light on initiative, Farah Khan said in a telephone conversation that during se times of distress and doubt, it is a relief to kw that re are so many people who are willing to help ors ahead of ir own. She also said that she is very proud of Vikas Khanna, who is managing charitable work from New York.

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Farah Khan also went on to share pictures on her social media handle giving fans a glimpse of ir charitable work. She took to Twitter to share photos of people distributing sanitary pads to women and also boxes that have been stacked up. Along with pictures, she also wrote, “Thanks @VikasKhanna who introduced me2 @NiineIndia @PayalTulsiyan who so generously has donated 100 cartons of sanitary napkins (over 40,000 pads) 4 migrant women n more. Thank u @RotiGharIndia 4taking over distribution n @zoamorani 4 introducing me to this wonderful NGO.” Check out post below.

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Seeing this post, fans went on to praise Farah and Vikas for being good Samaritans. One of users from Varanasi also shared pictures of women receiving pads. While rest wrote, “What an amazing thing you are doing @FarahKhan god bless u. Kind and generous people like u is what our country needs stay happy, “Great work,” “Amazing to see so much of love for one ar,” and many more. Check out a few more comments below.

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Apart from that, chef Vikas Khanna is also organising "World's largest Eid feast" in Mumbai to feed nearly about 1.75 lakh people in city worst-affected by coronavirus pandemic in India. 48-year-old world-rewned chef-author who, amid COVID-19 crisis is working around clock to arrange feast starting on Friday. He has also distributed millions of dry ration meals to less fortunate in 79 cities in India.

Also read | COVID-19: Michelin-Star Chef Vikas Khanna To Feed 1.75 Lakh People On Eid In Mumbai

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14:17 IST, May 21st 2020