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Published 12:10 IST, May 28th 2020

Hrithik Roshan has been helping the needy amid COVID-19 lockdown

Hrithik Roshan is one of the known names in Bollywood. The actor has associated himself with various causes during the Coronavirus lockdown. Read more to know.

Reported by: Jeet Anandani
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Hrithik Roshan has been quite active on social media during the COVID-19 lockdown, be it interacting with fans or promoting causes. He is seen helping others and influencing his fans to help the needy around them. Take a look at how the actor has helped people during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Hrithik Roshan's contribution during the lockdown 

Hrithik Roshan made a contribution towards safeguarding the health and safety of the frontline warriors by facilitating the delivery of hand sanitisers to Mumbai Police. The Mumbai Police thanked the actor for the gesture and tweeted about it. The War actor also retweeted Mumbai Police's tweet.

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Many celebrities assembled on a live platform for a charitable home-to-home fundraiser concert. The concert was titled 'I For India'. Hrithik Roshan was also a part of the charitable home-to-home fundraiser concert. He played the piano and sang a song to raise funds for the concert. He also mentioned that he spent over 7 hours practising the piano and singing. The objective of the philanthropic concert was to pay tribute to the frontline workers and to those who were affected by the deadly virus. 

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Hrithik Roshan partnered with a non-profit organisation known as Akshaya Patra to facilitate 1.2 lakh meals for senior citizens, daily wage workers and low-income groups during the lockdown period. Hrithik mentioned that he was doing his bit to ensure that nobody in India slept hungrily. He has also re-tweeted many tweets of Akshaya Patra. 

The actor also shared a helpline number on which one can call and speak about their mental health problems. He tagged Neerja Birla in the post, who is a mental health activist. The actor also made sure that anyone who is dealing with anxiety and other problems has someone to talk to. Neerja Birla also thanked Hrithik Roshan for helping her team to reach out to more people who are in need of the service. 

Hrithik Roshan previously also posted a message for his young fans. He asked them to stop the adults from stepping out of their houses amid coronavirus lockdown. He mentioned in the video that there are a few adults who do not listen to anyone but they will listen to their own child.

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Updated 12:10 IST, May 28th 2020

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