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Published 17:02 IST, May 29th 2020

Sonu Sood's response to Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina's praise wins netizens over

Sonu Sood thanked Team India cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan on Twitter for acknowledging his efforts for migrant workers during the pandemic.

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Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is renowned more for his negative roles on screen, but recently the actor garnered a lot of praise for being a hero in real life. While migrant workers are struggling to get back home to their families, Sonu Sood recently came forward and gave them a helping hand by arranging several buses for them to get back home. 

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The Dabangg star began the initiative on March 12 when he and entrepreneur Neeti Goel arranged ten buses along with food and beverages for migrant labourers, who returned to their villages. Both took permission from Maharashtra as well as the Karnataka governments for the same. The actor reportedly has aid that he will do everything he can from his end to help the migrant workers, who are suffering due to the pandemic.

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Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina hail Sonu Sood 

While several celebrities came forward and hailed Sonu Sood for providing a helping hand to the migrants, Team India cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina also lauded Sonu Sood for his contribution during the COVID-19 crisis. Shikhar Dhawan, in his tweet, saluted Sonu Sood for his efforts to help people reach their respective destinations.

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Sonu Sood was quick to reply to Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan's tweets and thanked them for acknowledging his efforts for people. He even called Suresh Raina an 'inspiration'. In response to Shikhar Dhawan's tweet, Sonu Sood replied saying that just like how India is at ease when he bats, he would continue helping until every migrant reaches home.

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Sonu Sood net worth 

The Sonu Sood net worth figure is estimated to be somewhere around ₹130.34 crores ($17 million) across multiple reports. The Sonu Sood net worth amount also includes brand endorsements. The Sonu Sood net worth is speculated to see a rise as he now has been roped in for Sundar C's much-anticipated movie- Madha Gaja Raja. (MGR)  The film was initially slated to release in October, however, now with the on-going pandemic, there is no official announcement about the same. Meanwhile, Sood will also be a part of Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar starrer Prithviraj, an upcoming film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi.

(Disclaimer: The above information is sourced from various websites/ media reports. The website does not guarantee a 100% accuracy of the figures)

(IMAGE: SURESH RAINA/ SHIKHAR DHAWAN/ SONU SOOD/ INSTAGRAM)

17:02 IST, May 29th 2020